The mission of Earlham College, an independent, residential college, is to provide the highest quality undergraduate education in the liberal arts, including the sciences, shaped by the distinctive perspectives of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). A basic faith of Friends is that all truth is God's truth; thus Earlham emphasizes: pursuit of truth, wherever that pursuit leads; lack of coercion, letting the evidence lead that search; respect for the consciences of others; openness to new truth and therefore the willingness to search; veracity, rigorous integrity in dealing with the facts; application of what is known to improving our world.
Earlham’s challenging intellectual environment attracts diverse students with a variety of motivations. Whether academic, political, social, athletic, ethical or career-minded reasons brought them to Earlham, our students tend to share a common goal: they want to impact the world.
Rooted in the Quaker values of tolerance, equality, justice, respect and collaboration, an Earlham education creates an unending desire to see the world differently and to bring about change. Earlham prepares you for life — not only for life after college, but also for the challenges, dilemmas and decisions of your college career.
As a liberal arts college, Earlham offers more than 40 disciplinary and interdisciplinary majors and minors in which students cultivate deep and specific knowledge and experience. Equally important, the College expects every student to develop broad, general skills and proficiencies across the whole spectrum of the curriculum: the Fine Arts, the Humanities, the Social Sciences and the Natural Sciences. In a world that is increasingly interconnected, diverse and complex, it does not suffice to be narrowly well educated. We must be able to grasp and make use of new and unfamiliar ideas and to make significant connections not only within traditional spheres of knowledge, but across different intellectual and experiential boundaries. Thus, Earlham aims at a general and deeply multidisciplinary education for all students who seek an Earlham degree.
Earlham's 200-acre campus focuses on the Heart, a tree-shaded green where students often gather for recreation, study and observances. The campus fronts the Old National Road on the north; known today as U.S. 40, this is the trail pioneers used as they traveled west. On the south beyond the College's Equestrian Center, outdoor riding ring and athletics fields, the campus continues with 600 acres of farmland and forest, offering high and low ropes courses, and picturesque woodland trails.
The Richmond/Wayne County Community offers an ample selection of restaurants, stores and services; many recreational parks including Hayes Arboretum and the Cope Environmental Center; outstanding fine arts opportunities with a symphony, art gallery and civic theatre; and a receptive laboratory for volunteer service.
Earlham College is a liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. It was founded in 1847 by the Quakers and has approximately 1,200 students. The current president is Douglas C. Bennett. In keeping with Friends' belief in equality, everyone addresses each other at Earlham by his or her first name, without the use of titles such as "doctor" or "professor" and "freshmen" are referred to as "first year student(s)".
While Earlham is primarily a residential undergraduate college, it also has two graduate programs — the master of arts in teaching and the master of education — which provide a route for teacher licensure to students with liberal arts undergraduate degrees.
Earlham College is listed in Loren Pope's book, Colleges That Change Lives.
The majority of Earlham College's campus is undeveloped forest and meadow, including the undeveloped "back campus" area, which serves as an outdoor classroom. Earlham is nationally recognized for its strong programs in biology, Japanese studies, peace and global studies and German (two students recently received Fulbright scholarships in German). The Earlham libraries are known for their course-integrated program of information literacy instruction. Notably, Earlham ranks 8th in the nation (out of 1,302 colleges and universities) in its percentage of graduates who go on to receive a Ph.D. in the biological sciences and 26th in the percentage of students going on to Ph.D. programs in all fields. Earlham is known for its "Super Languages" program where a full year of a language is taught intensively for one semester.
Almost two-thirds of Earlham students go on a semester-length off-campus program to such destinations as Mexico, the U.S./ Mexican border, Vienna, Martinique, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, New Zealand , Japan and Tanzania. In addition, there are a number of shorter off-campus May terms, with destinations both within the U.S. and abroad (Galapagos, Senegal, Menorca, and Turkey, as recent examples). Earlham has an exchange program with Waseda University in Japan, which has existed informally for decades. In addition, Earlham College works with the SICE program in Morioka, Japan, a program in which about twelve to fourteen students teach English in middle schools in Morioka.
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| Percent of Students International: | 8% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (North Coast Athletic Conference) Basketball (North Coast Athletic Conference) Baseball (North Coast Athletic Conference) Track (North Coast Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 31,514 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 30,774 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 740 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 4,789 | 15% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,623 | 12% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 14,385 | 85% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,681 | 51% | |
Any Aid: |
91% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 69% (Selective) |
| Test Scores | |
| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 82% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 570, Math: 550 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 690, Math: 650 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Question: Earlham College anyone?I was thinking about going to Earlham. I have researched the college and been on their website plenty of times, but I wanted to get some student or faculty input. Anone out there will to share some experiences, dislikes, or likes about the college? Thanks!!10 months ago
Best AnswerDo not let the money scare you ... they have terrific financial aid packages even in this day and age... I have a daughter that just finished her first year there as a Japanese and politics major and a second daughter that will start there in the fall as an English/education and theatre major... I also brought another high school senior there on a visit and he will start as a music and psychology major...The way to understand Earlham is to actually visit it -- the energy is terrific...They encourage students to think outside the box and to go out and change the world... needless to say we LOVE it... I will try to get one of them to come write about it |
Question: Beloit and Earlham Colleges?My son was accepted to both and was wondering which has a better reputation? He wants to major in Biology.24 months ago
Best AnswerMy daughter is also accepted at both Earlham & Beloit. Both have a good reputation, specially in Biology. I would certainly have an overnight stay at both colleges, because they are different in atmosphere: That might be even more important than the reputation. Your suns choice can also be influenced if he wants to 'escape' to a more exciting city then Beloit or Richmond. Beloit is within driving distance of Chicago and Madison, where the (big) city near Earlham is Dayton. I worked in Dayton: Not a bad city, but not exciting for a student. Earlham has a larger endowment per student, but Beloit has some state-of-the art new science buildings. Again, there is a long list of pluses and minuses for each college: a visit is very important. If you need some (subjective) guidance, buy the College Prowler books for each college. Good luck! |