Earlham College is a private institution that was founded in
1847.
It
has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,064,
its setting is urban,
and the campus size is 200 acres.
It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
Earlham College's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges
is National Liberal Arts Colleges,
73.
Its tuition and fees are $42,870 (2014-15).
Earlham College is a small Quaker school in Richmond, Indiana, about 70
miles east of Indianapolis and about 60 miles northwest of Cincinnati.
Students at Earlham College can choose from more than 40 areas of
undergraduate study, as well as master's degree programs in education
and religion. Students at Earlham College also have the opportunity to
earn a certificate in outdoor education and can take courses such as
backpacking and dog sledding. Earlham College is also notable for its
programs and resources devoted to the study of Japanese language and
culture.
Students at Earlham can get involved through more than 60 campus clubs,
as well as recreational and club sports. More serious athletes can try
out for the maroon and white Earlham College Quakers varsity teams,
which compete in the NCAA Division III Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference. Notable Earlham College alumni include actor Michael C.
Hall, who starred in the television show "Dexter."
At Earlham, we believe learning
is a pathway to a life of consequence. Our students and faculty share a
desire to be fully present: to think rigorously, value directness and
genuineness, seek insights from differing perspectives and to engage in
work necessary to build a more just and equitable world.
The
values we model and practice at Earlham are rooted in centuries of
Quaker tradition, but they also constitute the ideal toolkit for
modern-day success. Earlham graduates are prepared for working
environments where progress hinges on people from diverse backgrounds
"rowing together" - whether it's in medicine, business, education, or
fields and careers that have yet to be invented.
Our
culture of mutual inquiry and discovery produces more independent
thinkers, which is why our students go on to be top candidates for
medical school and doctoral programs, and recipients of the most
prestigious undergraduate and graduate fellowships.
Earlham
is ranked at the top in it's commitment to teaching, and 85 percent of
our faculty have also collaborated on undergraduate research with
students, often leading to scholarly publications or presentations.
Earlham ranks in the top 3 percent for percentage of graduates who go on
to earn a Ph.D., and our students have 90 percent acceptance rate for
medical school.
Nowhere is the world
closer than it is here at Earlham. Our students represent 63 countries,
placing us among the top 5 percent of liberal arts colleges for
enrolling the highest percentage of international students. It is
impossible to attend Earlham and not leave with a wider perspective and
an intellectual framework that is rich in global content.
Our
longstanding principles - respect for persons, integrity, a commitment
to peace and justice, simplicity, and community decision-making - shape
the Earlham environment. These principles guide us in cultivating a
community that values active, successful, and joyful engagement in the
world around us.
