By the Numbers

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General Information

Address:

Earlham College
801 National Road West
Richmond, Indiana 47374–4095

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

The Religious Society of
Friends (Quaker)

Founded:

1847

Web Site:

www.earlham.edu

Main Phone:

(765) 983–1200

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

1,185

Part-Time Undergraduates:

25

Total Male Undergraduates:

498

Total Female Undergraduates:

687

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

70%

Early Decision Acceptance Rate:

95%

Early Action Acceptance Rate:

83%

Regular Acceptance Rate:

60%

Total Applicants:

1,554

Total Acceptances:

1,092

Freshman Enrollment:

324

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

30%

Early Decision Deadline:

December 1

Early Decision Notification:

December 15

Early Action Deadline:

January 1

Early Action Notification:

February 1

Regular Decision Deadline:

February 15

Regular Decision Notification:

March 15

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

72

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

12

Transfer Applications Received:

76

Transfer Applications Accepted:

43

Transfer Students Enrolled:

24

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:

56%

SAT I or ACT Required?

Either

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1130–1350

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

570–700

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

530–650

ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):

23–29

SAT II Requirements:

None

Freshman Retention Rate:

85%

Top 10% of High School Class:

30%

Students Also Applied to These Schools:

Beloit College
Grinnell College
Kenyon College
Macalester College
Oberlin College

Application Fee:

$30

Common Application Accepted?

Yes

Supplemental Forms?

Required

Admissions Phone:

(800) EARLHAM

Admissions E-Mail:

admissions@earlham.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.earlham.edu/admissions

Financial Information

Tuition:

$29,320

Room and Board:

$6,200

Books and Supplies:

$850

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):

$21,500

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

66%

Students Who Received Aid:

59%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

March 1

Financial Aid Phone:

(765) 983–1217

Financial Aid E-Mail:

finaid@earlham.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.earlham.edu/~sfs