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Earlham College

Richmond, Indiana Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Earlham College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Richmond, Indiana. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 753, made up of 696 undergraduates and 57 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Friends.

Earlham College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 48 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Research and Experimental Psychology, Other, Biochemistry, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 168 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

753
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
168
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
48
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 48

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Theology and Religious Vocations 3
Social Sciences 5
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Physical Sciences 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Education 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
History 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Engineering 2
English Language and Literature 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
77%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
148
Master's degrees
20

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
753
Undergraduates, fall 2024
696
Graduate students, fall 2024
57
Full-time, fall 2024
95%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
946
Undergraduates, 2024-25
876
Graduate students, 2024-25
70
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
53%
Men
47%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
14%
Race or ethnicity unknown
22%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
7%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Friends
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Paul Sniegowski
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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