- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Earlham College
Richmond, INTown: distantZIP 47374Founded 1847
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1847
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- earlham.edu
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Earlham College
Earlham College is a private nonprofit college in Richmond, Indiana, with 670 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 75% within six years and costs $23,002 a year after aid.
75%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention77%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans43%
$23,002net price / year
73%admission rate
1219average SAT
75%graduate in 6 years
$49,427median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,276 of 1,704 for earnings#1,092 of 1,739 for lowest net price#254 of 1,738 for graduation rate#650 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $69,266tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,814
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,814
- Average net price
- $23,002national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,517
$30,001–48,000$19,069
$48,001–75,000$21,768
$75,001–110,000$25,096
$110,001+$31,884
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1219
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college75%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 75%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,954
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,427middle 50%: $32,105–$71,300
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,300
Median, Earlham College$49,427
Lower quarter$32,105
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 670
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 96%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,169 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $38,316
- Endowment, end of year
- $416,198,021
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic6.1%
Black8.1%
Asian2.2%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident18%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences20%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.8%
Psychology8.8%
Business & management8.1%
Social sciences6.8%
Physical sciences6.1%
Computer & information sciences5.4%
Foreign languages & linguistics5.4%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit College Beloit, WI | $23,216 | 75% | $59,443 |
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| Lawrence University Appleton, WI | $22,758 | 79% | $59,025 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 150455. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5326502.