The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 68.30% where the last year rate was 69%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.50% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 68.30% where the current academic year rate is 69%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Earlham College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 67% | 59% | 74% |
| 2016-17 | 71% | 67% | 74% |
| 2017-18 | 68% | 66% | 70% |
| 2018-19 | 64% | 54% | 72% |
| 2019-20 | 64% | 55% | 70% |
| 2020-21 | 67% | 64% | 70% |
| 2021-22 | 72% | 71% | 73% |
| 2022-23 | 74% | 70% | 78% |
| 2023-24 | 67% | 57% | 76% |
| 2024-25 | 69% | 58% | 78% |
| Average | 68.30% | 62.10% | 73.50% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.50% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Earlham from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 81% | - |
| 2016-17 | 80% | - |
| 2017-18 | 86% | - |
| 2018-19 | 82% | - |
| 2019-20 | 80% | - |
| 2020-21 | 83% | - |
| 2021-22 | 76% | - |
| 2022-23 | 80% | - |
| 2023-24 | 80% | - |
| 2024-25 | 77% | - |
| Average | 80.50% | - |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 7 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Earlham College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9:1 |
| 2016-17 | 10:1 |
| 2017-18 | 10:1 |
| 2018-19 | 10:1 |
| 2019-20 | 7:1 |
| 2020-21 | 8:1 |
| 2021-22 | 7:1 |
| 2022-23 | 6:1 |
| 2023-24 | 7:1 |
| 2024-25 | 7:1 |
| Average | 8.10:1 |
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