The student population at Earlham College is 753 (696 undergraduate and 57 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 314 (29.43%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 908 where 753 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,128 students in 2018 and was lowest at 677 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,067 to 753 students, a net loss of 314 (29.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Earlham College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,067 | 988 | 426 | 562 | 79 | 31 | 48 |
| 2016-17 | 1,102 35 | 1,031 43 | 456 30 | 575 13 | 71 -8 | 31 | 40 -8 |
| 2017-18 | 1,128 26 | 1,060 29 | 473 17 | 587 12 | 68 -3 | 26 -5 | 42 2 |
| 2018-19 | 1,104 -24 | 1,050 -10 | 483 10 | 567 -20 | 54 -14 | 22 -4 | 32 -10 |
| 2019-20 | 998 -106 | 948 -102 | 405 -78 | 543 -24 | 50 -4 | 17 -5 | 33 1 |
| 2020-21 | 815 -183 | 736 -212 | 320 -85 | 416 -127 | 79 29 | 27 10 | 52 19 |
| 2021-22 | 736 -79 | 658 -78 | 299 -21 | 359 -57 | 78 -1 | 33 6 | 45 -7 |
| 2022-23 | 677 -59 | 612 -46 | 285 -14 | 327 -32 | 65 -13 | 26 -7 | 39 -6 |
| 2023-24 | 696 19 | 635 23 | 295 10 | 340 13 | 61 -4 | 24 -2 | 37 -2 |
| 2024-25 | 753 57 | 696 61 | 334 39 | 362 22 | 57 -4 | 23 -1 | 34 -3 |
| Average | 908 | 841 | 378 | 464 | 66 | 26 | 40 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 841 where 696 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Earlham College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 988 | 980 | 423 | 557 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | 1,031 | 1,025 | 455 | 570 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 1,060 | 1,051 | 466 | 585 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 1,050 | 1,043 | 478 | 565 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 948 | 940 | 402 | 538 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 733 | 318 | 415 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 658 | 657 | 299 | 358 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 609 | 283 | 326 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 628 | 293 | 335 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 696 | 689 | 331 | 358 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Average | 841 | 841 | 375 | 461 | 841 | 3 | 3 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 66 where 57 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Earlham College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 79 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | 71 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | 68 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 21 |
| 2018-19 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| 2019-20 | 50 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 50 | 18 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | 78 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 13 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 23 |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 15 | 26 |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 23 |
| Average | 66 | 66 | 17 | 19 | 66 | 9 | 21 |
The percentage of white students is 56.97%. The percentage was 51.45% 10 years ago and Earlham still has a high percentage of white students. 2.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.30% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.51% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 51.45% to 56.97%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.78% to 2.12%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.68% to 7.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.72% to 6.51%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6636 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7182 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Earlham College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9 | 51 | 114 | 61 | 2 | 549 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 58 | 116 | 69 | 1 | 564 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | 8 | 58 | 113 | 78 | 1 | 591 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 39 | 82 | 78 | 0 | 579 | 37 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 32 | 68 | 72 | 0 | 509 | 47 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 22 | 59 | 80 | 0 | 430 | 43 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 67 | 0 | 409 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 16 | 49 | 53 | 0 | 379 | 27 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 52 | 1 | 419 | 23 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 49 | 1 | 429 | 32 |
| Average | 3 | 33 | 76 | 66 | 1 | 486 | 26 |
26 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 44.44% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Earlham College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,067 | 18 | 24 | 1,025 |
| 2016-17 | 1,102 | 9 | 36 | 1,057 |
| 2017-18 | 1,128 | 17 | 15 | 1,096 |
| 2018-19 | 1,104 | 8 | 15 | 1,081 |
| 2019-20 | 998 | 16 | 14 | 968 |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 57 | 0 | 758 |
| 2021-22 | 736 | 24 | 15 | 697 |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 23 | 17 | 637 |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 24 | 19 | 653 |
| 2024-25 | 753 | 26 | 17 | 710 |
| Average | 908 | 22 | 17 | 868 |
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