Student Population at Earlham
Total Enrollment
753
Undergraduate
696
Graduate
57
Online Enrollment
26
Men Students
357
Women Students
396
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 753 students have enrolled at Earlham College - 696 undergraduate and 57 graduate.
By gender, 357 male and 396 female students are attending Earlham College. By attendance status, there are 714 full-time students and 39 part-time students.
The number of students at Earlham College is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Hanover College and Wabash College, its population is small (average population is 1,237).
Earlham College offers online degree/certificate programs and 26 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares Earlham's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana.
Earlham has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,237 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana average (2,032 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlham College | 753 | 696 | 57 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 1,237 | 1,135 | 152 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 | 1,440 |
| Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges | 2,477 | 2,016 | 1,017 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 4,686 | 4,205 | 1,445 |
| Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana | 2,032 | 1,859 | 523 |
The below chart compares the student population between Earlham College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 357 male and 396 female students attending Earlham. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.90 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Earlham.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 696 | 689 | 7 |
| Men | 334 | 331 | 3 |
| Women | 362 | 358 | 4 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 57 | 25 | 32 |
| Men | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| Women | 34 | 11 | 23 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 429 White students (56.97%) and 55 Black or African American students (7.30%) at Earlham College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Earlham College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Asian | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Black or African American | 54 | 35 | 19 |
| Hispanic | 45 | 25 | 20 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 398 | 171 | 227 |
| Two or More Races | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| Total | 696 | 334 | 362 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 31 | 10 | 21 |
| Two or More Races | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Total | 57 | 23 | 34 |
Online Student Population
At Earlham College, 43 students (5.71% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 26 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 6 students live in Indiana where Earlham College is located in and 20 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 753 | 696 | 57 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 710 | 691 | 19 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Indiana Residents | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Other State in U.S. | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |