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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Quaker
Location Richmond, IN
Population 80,000
Website http://www.earlham.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (37%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 672
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 40%
From Region 17%
Athletes 45.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
International 19%
Black 8%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2012 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2013 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2014 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2016 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2017 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2018 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2019 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2020 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2021 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2022 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2023 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2024 Men: 52.0% 52.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2016 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2018 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2019 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2020 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2012 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2013 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2014 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2015 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2016 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2017 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2018 Black: 19.3% 19.3% 2019 Black: 19.0% 19.0% 2020 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2021 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2022 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2023 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2024 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2011 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2017 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2018 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2019 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2020 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2023 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2024 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2011 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2012 White: 66.6% 66.6% 2013 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2014 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2015 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2016 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2017 White: 55.4% 55.4% 2018 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2019 White: 49.8% 49.8% 2020 White: 52.2% 52.2% 2021 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2022 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2023 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2024 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2011 International: 9.6% 9.6% 2012 International: 10.4% 10.4% 2013 International: 10.7% 10.7% 2014 International: 13.9% 13.9% 2015 International: 18.8% 18.8% 2016 International: 17.4% 17.4% 2017 International: 17.2% 17.2% 2018 International: 13.0% 13.0% 2019 International: 16.2% 16.2% 2020 International: 18.5% 18.5% 2021 International: 27.0% 27.0% 2022 International: 22.5% 22.5% 2023 International: 13.9% 13.9% 2024 International: 23.2% 23.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2025 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2021 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2022 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2023 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2025 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2020 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2021 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2022 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2023 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2024 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2025 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2020 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2021 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2022 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2023 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2024 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2025 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2020 International: 23.0% 23.0% 2021 International: 19.6% 19.6% 2022 International: 20.7% 20.7% 2023 International: 19.3% 19.3% 2024 International: 16.3% 16.3% 2025 International: 18.8% 18.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Earlham College 148 51% / 49% 18% $57,327 26 94%
Pre-Engineering 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $88,983 87 —
Computer Science 8 +2 75% / 25% 75% $89,640 87 —
Data Science 2 — 50% / 50% 100% $78,306 76 —
Chemistry 3 — 100% / 0% 33% $64,365 46 —
Geosciences 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,503 35 —
Mathematics 2 — 50% / 50% 50% — — —
Physics 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $72,256 66 —
Biochemistry 15 — 67% / 33% 13% $59,552 32 —
Biology 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $57,289 26 —
Neuroscience 7 — 14% / 86% 29% $58,325 28 —
Environmental Studies 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $51,642 13 —
Business Administration 12 +3 75% / 25% 8% $61,863 39 94%
Economics — — — — $71,921 65 —
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 100% $72,129 65 —
African American Studies — +1 — — $50,575 11 —
Classical Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,981 15 —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,725 7 —
English 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,690 5 —
General Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
History 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Human Services 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,446 14 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $53,989 17 —
International Relations 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $53,847 17 —
Japanese Studies 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $50,418 11 —
Linguistics 4 — 75% / 25% 25% $52,866 15 —
Media Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 67% $52,407 14 —
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $51,581 12 —
Peace and Global Studies 6 — 33% / 67% 33% $53,600 16 —
Philosophy 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,102 9 —
Political Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $57,464 26 —
Psychology 13 +3 46% / 54% 8% $50,438 11 —
Public Policy — — — — $59,021 30 —
Religious Studies — — — — $51,981 13 —
Sociology/Anthropology 5 — 60% / 40% 20% $51,172 12 —
Spanish 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $53,499 16 —
Women's and Gender Studies — — — — $52,402 14 —
Human Kinetics and Sport Studies 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $53,227 15 —
Museum Studies 5 — 20% / 80% 20% $53,757 17 —
Music — — — — $39,101 3 —
Studio Art 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $36,669 2 —
Theatre 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $34,674 2 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $57,704
ROI Percentile 26th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 66.3% 66.3% 2012 Graduated: 71.6% 71.6% 2013 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0% 2014 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5% 2015 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4% 2016 Graduated: 70.5% 70.5% 2017 Graduated: 68.2% 68.2% 2018 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9% 2019 Graduated: 64.0% 64.0% 2020 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4% 2021 Graduated: 72.6% 72.6% 2022 Graduated: 74.6% 74.6% 2023 Graduated: 67.9% 67.9% 2024 Graduated: 69.0% 69.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 59.5% 59.5% 2012 Men: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Men: 66.4% 66.4% 2014 Men: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Men: 59.2% 59.2% 2016 Men: 66.9% 66.9% 2017 Men: 65.7% 65.7% 2018 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2019 Men: 55.4% 55.4% 2020 Men: 64.4% 64.4% 2021 Men: 71.0% 71.0% 2022 Men: 70.2% 70.2% 2023 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2024 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2011 Women: 70.8% 70.8% 2012 Women: 75.9% 75.9% 2013 Women: 75.3% 75.3% 2014 Women: 75.4% 75.4% 2015 Women: 73.6% 73.6% 2016 Women: 73.5% 73.5% 2017 Women: 70.3% 70.3% 2018 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2019 Women: 70.9% 70.9% 2020 Women: 70.4% 70.4% 2021 Women: 73.8% 73.8% 2022 Women: 78.6% 78.6% 2023 Women: 77.0% 77.0% 2024 Women: 78.6% 78.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 55.6% 55.6% 2012 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2013 Asian: 40.0% 40.0% 2014 Asian: 69.2% 69.2% 2015 Asian: 55.6% 55.6% 2016 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 Asian: 76.9% 76.9% 2018 Asian: 38.5% 38.5% 2019 Asian: 86.7% 86.7% 2020 Asian: 63.2% 63.2% 2021 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Asian: 73.3% 73.3% 2023 Asian: 76.9% 76.9% 2024 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Black: 81.0% 81.0% 2013 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 Black: 68.8% 68.8% 2015 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Black: 64.1% 64.1% 2017 Black: 52.2% 52.2% 2018 Black: 34.5% 34.5% 2019 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Black: 68.8% 68.8% 2021 Black: 63.6% 63.6% 2022 Black: 71.4% 71.4% 2023 Black: 62.5% 62.5% 2024 Black: 47.1% 47.1% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6% 2014 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2015 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 Hispanic: 73.7% 73.7% 2017 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6% 2018 Hispanic: 60.9% 60.9% 2019 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3% 2021 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 Hispanic: 53.6% 53.6% 2023 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2024 Hispanic: 65.0% 65.0% 2011 White: 66.8% 66.8% 2012 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2013 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2014 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2015 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2016 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2017 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2018 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2019 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2020 White: 61.0% 61.0% 2021 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2022 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2023 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2024 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2011 International: 87.1% 87.1% 2012 International: 80.6% 80.6% 2013 International: 84.4% 84.4% 2014 International: 77.8% 77.8% 2015 International: 74.1% 74.1% 2016 International: 89.8% 89.8% 2017 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2018 International: 86.5% 86.5% 2019 International: 82.9% 82.9% 2020 International: 84.0% 84.0% 2021 International: 86.8% 86.8% 2022 International: 90.0% 90.0% 2023 International: 82.5% 82.5% 2024 International: 76.2% 76.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 40.5% 60 40% / 60% 13% $51,904 13 —
Life & Natural Sciences 19.6% 29 45% / 55% 14% $58,710 30 —
Business & Economics 8.8% 13 77% / 23% 15% $62,653 42 94%
Arts 7.4% 11 18% / 82% 9% $43,892 5 —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.4% 11 82% / 18% 27% $64,402 47 —
Computer Science 6.8% 10 70% / 30% 80% $87,373 85 —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.7% 7 71% / 29% 0% $51,642 13 —
Education 4.1% 6 67% / 33% 0% $53,227 15 —
Engineering 0.7% 1 100% / 0% 0% $88,983 87 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 73% 60%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5% 2012 Acceptance: 74.9% 74.9% 2013 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7% 2014 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5% 2015 Acceptance: 61.6% 61.6% 2016 Acceptance: 57.6% 57.6% 2017 Acceptance: 51.8% 51.8% 2018 Acceptance: 65.2% 65.2% 2019 Acceptance: 63.4% 63.4% 2020 Acceptance: 59.1% 59.1% 2021 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2022 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2% 2023 Acceptance: 74.2% 74.2% 2024 Acceptance: 73.1% 73.1% 2011 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2012 Yield: 27.3% 27.3% 2013 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2014 Yield: 20.9% 20.9% 2015 Yield: 16.2% 16.2% 2016 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2017 Yield: 19.8% 19.8% 2018 Yield: 19.6% 19.6% 2019 Yield: 13.1% 13.1% 2020 Yield: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Yield: 14.9% 14.9% 2022 Yield: 17.1% 17.1% 2023 Yield: 15.4% 15.4% 2024 Yield: 13.9% 13.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,620 1,620 2012 Applicants: 1,408 1,408 2013 Applicants: 1,890 1,890 2014 Applicants: 2,001 2,001 2015 Applicants: 2,549 2,549 2016 Applicants: 2,917 2,917 2017 Applicants: 2,799 2,799 2018 Applicants: 2,119 2,119 2019 Applicants: 2,070 2,070 2020 Applicants: 2,198 2,198 2021 Applicants: 1,659 1,659 2022 Applicants: 1,375 1,375 2023 Applicants: 1,765 1,765 2024 Applicants: 2,075 2,075 2011 Admitted: 1,109 1,109 2012 Admitted: 1,055 1,055 2013 Admitted: 1,204 1,204 2014 Admitted: 1,291 1,291 2015 Admitted: 1,571 1,571 2016 Admitted: 1,681 1,681 2017 Admitted: 1,451 1,451 2018 Admitted: 1,382 1,382 2019 Admitted: 1,313 1,313 2020 Admitted: 1,299 1,299 2021 Admitted: 1,146 1,146 2022 Admitted: 1,007 1,007 2023 Admitted: 1,310 1,310 2024 Admitted: 1,517 1,517 2011 Enrolled: 234 234 2012 Enrolled: 288 288 2013 Enrolled: 254 254 2014 Enrolled: 270 270 2015 Enrolled: 255 255 2016 Enrolled: 355 355 2017 Enrolled: 287 287 2018 Enrolled: 271 271 2019 Enrolled: 172 172 2020 Enrolled: 147 147 2021 Enrolled: 171 171 2022 Enrolled: 172 172 2023 Enrolled: 202 202 2024 Enrolled: 211 211

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 33%
SAT Range 1110 – 1290
SAT Math Range 540 – 630
SAT RW Range 570 – 660

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1000 1000 2013 25th: 1150 1150 2017 25th: 1190 1190 2018 25th: 1160 1160 2019 25th: 1100 1100 2020 25th: 1110 1110 2021 25th: 1100 1100 2022 25th: 1130 1130 2023 25th: 1178 1178 2024 25th: 1110 1110 2011 75th: 1280 1280 2013 75th: 1340 1340 2017 75th: 1400 1400 2018 75th: 1380 1380 2019 75th: 1370 1370 2020 75th: 1330 1330 2021 75th: 1340 1340 2022 75th: 1380 1380 2023 75th: 1363 1363 2024 75th: 1290 1290

SAT Math

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 510 510 2013 25th: 560 560 2017 25th: 580 580 2018 25th: 590 590 2019 25th: 550 550 2020 25th: 550 550 2021 25th: 540 540 2022 25th: 540 540 2023 25th: 570 570 2024 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 620 620 2013 75th: 640 640 2017 75th: 700 700 2018 75th: 690 690 2019 75th: 690 690 2020 75th: 660 660 2021 75th: 670 670 2022 75th: 670 670 2023 75th: 673 673 2024 75th: 630 630

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 590 590 2017 25th: 610 610 2018 25th: 570 570 2019 25th: 550 550 2020 25th: 560 560 2021 25th: 560 560 2022 25th: 590 590 2023 25th: 608 608 2024 25th: 570 570 2011 75th: 660 660 2013 75th: 700 700 2017 75th: 700 700 2018 75th: 690 690 2019 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 670 670 2021 75th: 670 670 2022 75th: 710 710 2023 75th: 690 690 2024 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0% 2017 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2020 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0% 2021 Submitted: 49.0% 49.0% 2022 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0% 2023 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 Submitted: 33.0% 33.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.