College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1847 |
Religious Affiliation: |
Quaker |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
1,226 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$378,839,266 |
Application Deadline: |
February 15 |
Application Fee: |
$30 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$29,320 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$6,200 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
62 |
Honor Societies: |
N/A |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Earlham Christian Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Jewish Student Union, Buddhism Club, Baha'i Club, Unitarian Universalist, Earlham Young Friends (Quaker), Questing Catholics |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Alliance and Women of Color, Asian Student Union, Black Student Union, Black Ladies United at Earlham, International Club, Japan Club, Sociedad de Estudiantes Latinos, PanAfrican Society at Earlham, Spectrum (GLBTQ). |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Action Against Rape, Agricultural Program, Alliance for the Arts, American Chemical Society, Amnesty International, Anime, Cheerleading, Committee for Justice in the Middle East, Council on Religion at Earlham, Depression and Suicide Support, Earlham Environmental Action Coalition, Earlham Equestrian Program, Earlham Volunteer Exchange, Earlahma Progressive Union, Habitat for Humanity, Men's Club Volleyball, Men's Rugby, Model UN, Outdoors Club, People's Lacrosse, Miller Farm, Spectrum, Brimley's (A-capella), Student Direct Action Coalition, Student Executive Council, Student Organizations Council, Student Together Ending Poverty, Taijutsu Club, Ultimate Frisbee, Women in Science, Women's Rugby, Womyn's Center, Dialogue, Debate Team |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Earlham Word (weekly) |
Number of Fraternities: |
0 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
N/A |
Number of Sororities: |
0 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
N/A |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
N/A |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
Local Hiring Firms: |
Teach for America, PeaceCorps, Intel, Outward Bound, AmeriCorps |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
404,760 |
Library Facilities: |
Wildman Science Library |
Museums |
Joseph Moore Natural History Museum, with planetarium; two astronomical observatories (one historical, one operational); 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer; Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer; X-Ray Diffractometer with peak search/match software; Scanning Electron Microscope and attached Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer; GPS transceiver with post-processing differential correction and ESRI ArcGIS mapping software; One 20 node, 40 processor Pentium based Beowulf computational cluster; One 16 node, 32 processor PowerPC based Beowulf computational cluster; 500 acre back campus with a wide variety of natural ecosystems; 180 acres of forest over 4 local biological preserves. |
Computers Available: |
164 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
Wired Labs: |
N/A |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
N/A |
Online Registration: |
No |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms (70%) |
Sprinkler System: |
0% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
160 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Dayton, OH (40), Indianapolis, IN (65) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Indianapolis, IN (65) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Richmond, IN (2) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Not offered |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Not offered |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, other |
Popular Events: |
Artist and Lecture series and convocation Lecture Series; Gospel Revelation Choir. |
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