Earlham College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Earlham College is a liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. Founded in 1847 by the Quakers, Earlham is essentially a residential undergraduate college spread across 800 acres of land. It also offers several graduate programs in diverse areas of study like teaching and education. Earlham is known for their course-integrated program of information literacy instruction. The college is also famous for intensive courses in 'Super languages' program. Students can apply for financial aid which are offered in various forms to the meritorious students.

Earlham has an active student life. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations which include Earlham College Democrats, Earlham College Rugby Football Club, Earlham Progressive Union (EPU), and Earthquakers Dance Team.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Friends religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in art studies, science, and liberal arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,336 in 2009-2010 (1,101 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students, graduate students are 7%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 87% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Earlham provides on-campus housing for 1,046 of its 1,101 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the North Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Earlham offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (18 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (27 awarded)

• Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering Physics
• Engineering

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (136 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Area Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology and Religious Vocations

SCIENCE (48 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biopsychology
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

• Psychology