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Earlham College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Quaker
Location Richmond, IN
Population 80,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 612
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 50%
International 18%
Hispanic 16%
Black 6%
Mixed 6%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
From State 40%
From Region 17%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Life & Natural Sciences 24%
Business & Economics 17%
Arts 10%
Physical Sciences & Math 6%
Computer Science 5%
Education 4%
Engineering 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $53,930
Est. Cost of Attendance $67,684
10-Year ROI $79,000
ROI Percentile 13th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

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

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 33%
SAT Range 1140 – 1260
SAT Math Range 540 – 630
SAT RW Range 570 – 660
ACT Range 24 – 33

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Earlham College 103 47% / 53% 19% $55,837 94%
Pre-Engineering 1 0% / 100% 100% $87,688 87
Computer Science 5 +3 80% / 20% 80% $88,539 87
Data Science +1 $74,214 71
Chemistry $63,591 47
Geosciences 3 0% / 100% 33% $57,996 30
Physics 3 +1 100% / 0% 67% $71,247 65
Biochemistry 11 64% / 36% 18% $60,504 38
Biology 10 50% / 50% 0% $57,064 28
Environmental Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,773 14
Neuroscience 2 0% / 100% 100% $57,704 29
Business Administration 16 +2 50% / 50% 31% $59,530 35 94%
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 100% $72,638 68
Economics $72,378 67
African American Studies $51,346 14
Classical Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,333 12
Creative Writing 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,740 5
English 2 50% / 50% 0% $44,624 5
Human Services $50,031 11
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $50,914 13
International Relations $51,820 14
Japanese Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $51,337 14
Linguistics 3 33% / 67% 0% $50,218 12
Media Studies 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $54,102 20
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $50,431 12
Peace and Global Studies 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $50,824 13
Philosophy $50,358 12
Political Science $56,986 27
Psychology 10 +2 40% / 60% 20% $49,905 11
Public Policy 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $57,502 29
Religious Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,596 9
Sociology/Anthropology 3 0% / 100% 0% $49,491 10
Spanish 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $50,399 12
Women's and Gender Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,125 11
Human Kinetics and Sport Studies 4 100% / 0% 0% $50,312 12
Museum Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,017 11
Music 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $38,553 2
Studio Art 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $38,539 2
Theatre 2 0% / 100% 0% $34,810 2