Private nonprofit · College

Earlham College

Richmond, Indiana · Distant town

73.1%
Admit rate
$24,714
Avg net price
69%
Graduation rate
$50,797
Median earnings

Earlham College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Richmond, Indiana (distant town setting), enrolling 670 undergraduates. It has a Friends religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 670 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 73% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Earlham College's admitted students.

Admit rate
73.1%
SAT (mid 50%)
1110–1290
Avg GPA (est.)
3.49

Enter a test score to see where you land against Earlham College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Earlham College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Richmond, Indiana

Richmond is a city in eastern Wayne County, Indiana, United States. In 1806 the first European Americans in the area, Quaker families from the state of North Carolina, settled along the East Fork of the Whitewater River. This was part of a general westward migration in the early decades after the American Revolution. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
39 miles to Dayton, OH
To Great Lakes shore
149 miles
Nearest airport
37 miles to James M. Cox Dayton (DAY)

How Earlham College compares

Selectivity73.1%

More selective than 58% · #13 most selective of 42 in Indiana

SAT average1219

Higher than 64%

Graduation rate69%

Higher than 77% · #12 of 45 in Indiana

First-year retention77%

Higher than 53%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,797

Higher than 41% · #26 of 44 in Indiana

Average net price$24,714

Cheaper than 29% · #36 cheapest of 45 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$23,488

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment670

Larger than 27%

Percentiles compare Earlham College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

727students
  • Undergraduate67092%
  • Graduate578%

Undergraduates by gender

670undergrads
  • Women38557%
  • Men28543%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White59%
  • Black8.1%
  • Hispanic6.1%
  • Asian2.2%
  • Other or multiracial24%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
670
Graduate enrollment
57
Student–faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
23%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$62,075
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,521
Endowment
$416,198,021

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 202 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Indiana33%
  • Other U.S. states56%
  • International11%

A national draw — only 33% of first-years come from Indiana; 56% arrive from other states.

11% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
73.1%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1110–1290
SAT average
1219
SAT reading
570–660
SAT math
540–630
ACT composite
24–33
Average GPA (estimated)
3.49

Cost

In-state tuition
$53,930
Room & board
$13,985
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$67,684
Average net price
$24,714

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
69%
Graduated on time (4 years)
65%
First-year retention
77%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,430
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,797
Median debt at graduation
$23,488
Students with federal loans
43%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
71%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
65%
Low-income (Pell)
61%
First-generation
49%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
976
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$6,968
Meal plan (year)
$6,225
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
305 (169 men · 136 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (12)

Soccer54
Baseball38
Basketball27
Track and Field (Indoor)26
Track and Field (Outdoor)26
Softball24
Golf21
Tennis20
Volleyball19
Lacrosse18
Cross Country17
Field Hockey15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
8.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
18
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (753 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.3reported offenses a year
6.0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
3.0
Fondling
3.0
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$17,178
$30–48k
$15,658
$48–75k
$19,768
$75–110k
$26,136
$110k+
$31,058

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$80,971

$19,768/year × about 4.1 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$35,139
average award, among those who get one

Earlham College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $35,139. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 173 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$50,797
Typical debt at graduation
$23,488
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
42%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$45,065
Men
$56,242

Men out-earn women by $11,177 (25%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
42.9″
Annual snow
24.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richmond Wtr Wks, IN US station (2.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.