Earlham Housing Costs

$7,386 On-Campus Room Typical Cost

$6,599 On-Campus Meals Typical Cost

$1,000 Books & Supplies Typical Cost

$2,345 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

How Much Will it Cost to Live at Earlham?

Room, board, and other expenses can add up to a significant amount. How much does this school charge for these necessities at Earlham College.

On this page you will find:

Outline of Housing Costs
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Housing and Meal Plan Costs at Earlham

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $7,386 in 2026, and the cost of a typical dining plan was $6,599. All told, an on-campus student at Earlham College spent approximately $19,573 in 2026 across housing, dining, books and other living expenses.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for Earlham College.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$16,228	$17,094
— Housing	$7,386
— Meals	$6,599
Other Living Expenses	$2,345	$2,345
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
Total	$19,573	$20,439

Will You Spend Four Years On Campus? Projected Four-Year Total: $86,372

Housing and dining costs rarely hold still from one year to the next. Estimating the trend now makes for a more accurate four-year budget.

Carried across a typical four-year degree, room, board and other living costs add up to about $86,372 in room, board and other essentials.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at Earlham College.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$14,204
Two Years Ago	$14,793
One Year Ago	$15,538
Most Recent Year (2026)	$16,228
One Year From Now *	$16,998
Two Years From Now *	$17,806
Three Years From Now *	$18,651
Four Years From Now *	$19,537

* estimated

Over the reported period, on-campus housing and dining changed about 4.7% per year. If current trends continue, incoming first-year students would pay about $20,343 in housing, food and other costs their first year.

By their final year, a student might pay about $22,882 for a four-year (bachelor’s) degree, and about $21,151 in the final year of a two-year (associate) degree.

Across all four years, on-campus living costs would total approximately $86,372 for four years, or about $41,494 for a two-year (associate) degree.

Build In Yearly Cost Growth

Housing and dining costs creep up most years, so plan on paying somewhat more each year of your degree.

More Details on Living and Dining On Campus at Earlham

Dining plans vary from school to school. Here, plans are structured around a set number of meals per week — see the maximum plan in the table below. Review the table below for the on-campus housing details this school reports.