For the academic year 2024-2025, Earlham College has a total enrollment of 753 students, including 696 undergraduate and 57 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Earlham's body is much smaller.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 357 male (47.41%) and 396 female (52.59%) students are attending Earlham College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 90.15.
By class level, 696 (92.43%) are undergraduate students and 57 (7.57%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.99% are male and 52.01% are female, while among graduate students, 40.35% are male and 59.65% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 753 | 696 | 57 |
| Men | 357 | 334 | 23 |
| Women | 396 | 362 | 34 |
By race/ethnicity, 429 White, 55 Black, and 16 Asian students out of a total of 753 are attending at Earlham College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Earlham College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 66.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| Black | 55 | 36 | 19 |
| Hispanic | 49 | 26 | 23 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 429 | 181 | 248 |
| Two or more races | 32 | 18 | 14 |
| Race Unknown | 39 | 24 | 15 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Asian | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Black | 54 | 35 | 19 |
| Hispanic | 45 | 25 | 20 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 398 | 171 | 227 |
| Two or more races | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| Race Unknown | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Black | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 31 | 10 | 21 |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Race Unknown | 11 | 4 | 7 |
By age, Earlham has 13 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 638 students under 25 years old, and 56 students over 25 years old out of 696 total students.
Earlham has 626 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 8 students aged 25 and over.
It has 12 graduate students aged under 25 and 48 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 18-19 | 300 | 167 | 133 |
| 20-21 | 251 | 132 | 119 |
| 22-24 | 74 | 38 | 36 |
| 25-29 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 30-34 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 35-39 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 40-49 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 50-64 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 18-19 | 300 | 167 | 133 |
| 20-21 | 251 | 132 | 119 |
| 22-24 | 62 | 31 | 31 |
| 25-29 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 30-34 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35-39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22-24 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 25-29 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 30-34 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 35-39 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 40-49 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 50-64 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Earlham College, 26 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 17 students are enrolled in some online courses.
6 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 20 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 753 | 26 | 17 |
| Undergraduate | 696 | 0 | 5 |
| Graduate | 57 | 26 | 12 |
| Indiana Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graduate | 6 | 20 | 0 |
Among 696 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 12 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.72%.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 677 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 12 |
| Regular Part-time | 7 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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