Earlham College | Fast Facts

Enrollment:
1,194
Male/Female:
45%/55%
Minority Population:
11%
International Population:
10%
Geographic Breakdown:
45 states and
67 countries represented
Median SAT/ACT:
1220/26
% in Top 10 Percentile of HS Graduating Class:
31%
% in Top 25 Percentile of HS Graduating Class:
62%
Acceptance Rate:
69% (Entering class 2007)

Dean of Admissions and
Financial Aid:
Jeff Rickey

Director of Admissions:
Nancy Sinex

Director of Financial Aid:
Robert Arnold

Earlham offers a challenging intellectual environment that attracts a diverse group of students with a variety of motivations — academic, political, social, athletic, ethical, career-minded — who want to make an impact on the world.

Internationalization is woven into the fabric of Earlham. With a tenth of the student body representing 67 countries, our students interact daily with individuals from very different perspectives than their own. In addition to the presence of diverse students and faculty, the College's broad internationalization is built on language learning for all students, an internationalized curriculum and engaged off-campus study.

The values and interests of a large number of Earlham first-year students are reflected in the results of the Cooperative Institutional Research Programs (CIRP) survey of new students. A large number of those responding in 2007 identified "helping others in difficulty" (76 percent) and "improving understanding of other cultures and countries" (75 percent) as very important or essential life goals. Earlham CIRP respondents most often indicated interest in majoring in arts and humanities, social sciences and biological science.

Earlham alumni report that the College has prepared them well for post-baccalaureate education and life in general. Overall Earlham alumni also believe the College greatly enhanced their understanding of societal and moral problems, and their ability to relate well to people of different cultures and races.

The College ranks 23rd among 1,469 colleges and universities nationwide in the percentage of students who go on to earn Ph.D.s. Earlham ranks 8th in Ph.D. production in Life and Biological Sciences, 11th in Earth Sciences and Geosciences, 12th in the Biological Sciences and 18th in Sociology. (Source: Weighted Baccalaureate Origins Study for 1975-2004, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium).

Earlham graduates' success also is reflected in their selection for many highly competitive fellowships and scholarships for post-graduate study. These include Carnegie Endowment, Fulbright, Mellon, Watson and National Science Foundation fellowships, as well as Goldwater and Truman scholarships.