Earlham is a national liberal arts college with a reputation for excellent teaching and preparing students to make a profound positive difference in the world.
Earlham is selective, with six applicants for every seat in the first-year class. We seek students who are academically prepared, intellectually curious and who possess a variety of special talents and interests. We also look for students who are comfortable in their own skin and embrace differences.
As an international student you play a key role in bringing the world to Earlham. We recognize and value the distinct perspectives you bring with you and how they can enrich experiences in and out of the classroom.International students make up approximately 21% of the total student body at Earlham. Our dynamic campus includes more than 200 international students, faculty, and language assistants from more than 60 countries.
Informed by a tradition of Quaker values, Earlham College provides an educational and working environment from which extraordinary lives begin. Through our interdisciplinary-minded and research-focus education, our open governance and our values, we form a community of Earlhamites — global citizens of strong moral character who see the world with broad, inquisitive minds.
We believe you need opportunities to put theory into practice and explore career possibilities while you're still a student. That's why we offer The EPIC Advantage — financial support for an internship or student-faculty research experience, including travel, for every student. Combined with the other features of an Earlham education, this is an opportunity no other school can offer.
At Earlham, we believe there should be a connection between life inside and out of the classroom. Our approach is rooted in our Principles and Practices, which means we strive to create community, embrace simplicity, act with integrity, seek peace and treat one another with respect. That’s why you will see professors at sporting events and performances and why students serve alongside faculty on many committees. It’s why “town hall” style meetings draw people from all corners of campus. It’s the reason some students list faculty and staff among their closest friends on campus. And it’s why many Earlham employees are still in contact with students who graduated years — or even decades — ago.
Earlham isn’t the kind of place where you’ll socialize exclusively with students from their own major or make friends only with people from similar backgrounds. We work hard at creating a real community — where people celebrate together, have fun together, cheer one another on at games and performances, offer support to those who need it and that hold one another accountable when things go wrong. Those values are at the heart of how we live together, in residence halls and group houses, working together to make Earlham a good experience for everybody.
Earlham has dozens of clubs and organizations tailored to all sorts of interests. Whether you want to continue a favorite activity you’ve been doing for years, or try something brand new, you’ll find lots of opportunities at Earlham. Including opportunities that are a little unexpected — like cricket matches on sunny spring days, hammocks hanging from trees, games of humans vs. zombies across campus, or performing with Dance Alloy — one of our largest student groups.
You’ll find all kinds of ways to lead, including some that might surprise you. Join a committee with faculty members, and they might just put you in charge of an important project. Lead a club, and you’ll find yourself listening carefully to other members and making decisions as a group. And when you graduate and move into the professional world, you’ll find that the skills Earlham teaches in coalition building and consensus decision are key to success in the modern working world.
Earlham students tend to be curious about the world, and interested in debating a variety of political and cultural issues from around the globe. Maybe it’s because Earlham welcomes students from dozens of countries. Maybe it’s because almost all of our students participate in off-campus learning opportunities. Whatever the reasons, Earlham is a place where you can hear a lot of different perspectives on world issues, and where the community comes together for cultural festivals or to participate in activism around issues of international concern.
Earlham students take charge of their own learning and are prepared for professional success and admission to top graduate programs. They choose from more than 40 fields of study and are taught by dedicated professors. Classes are small, with rich opportunities for discussion, investigation. Earlham is committed to welcoming students from all over the world. Our students come from all over the U.S. and about 80 other countries. In fact, Earlham ranks 6th among national liberal arts colleges in the largest percentage of international students on campus. Earlham students have a sense of stewardship about their lives and believe in their power and responsibility to change the world, according to Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. About 30% of graduates surveyed reported that most or all.Earlham ranks 29th among 1,306 U.S. institutions of higher learning for the percentage of graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. In the life sciences, we rank 9th among 1,341 institutions. Fifty percent of Earlham alumni begin graduate school within 10 years of graduation.
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Earlham College helped develop critical thinking skills. The ability to come into a new situation and size it up and see problems and find solutions. It is important to understand what Earlham offers, and make sure it is what you want as as student. The social and ethical framework it offers is as important as the academics. The idea is that you will leave and make a positive contribution to the world. This is not a political or religious statement, but rather that you will be judged by your peers and will judge yourself not by how much money you made (especially if not ethically) or how successful you were (especially if success was gained by hurting others) but you will judge your success by how you improved the world, it big ways or small ways. You will also get a good education if you take advantage of what it offers.
By Adam L. (Feb, 2013) |
Earlham College is full of friendly loving people who want you to learn and grow as a person. My horizons have been broadened in countless ways since coming here. Between the incredible diversity and dedicated faculty it is really a place where you can grow and change. That said, like any institution, it is what you make of it and seeking those opportunities is what makes it so great.
By Andrew N. (Feb, 2011) |
Earlham College was a fantastic experience. I feel very good about the academics, social opportunities and socially conscious world aware education I received.I would HIGHLY recommend this school to any. I looked at several other top tier liberal arts colleges and have never regretted selecting Earlham. I can think of no better school for both education and character building.
By Catherine C. (Mar, 2008) |
Earlham College is a unique educational environment that encourages students to grow holistically. The sense of community on campus was worth the little that Richmond had to offer.
By Carol S. (Apr, 2007) |
Good school. When I applied to grad school, I was accepted by all that I applied. I was accepted by Cornell, Princeton, Washington University, and Carnegie-Mellon. I chose Carnegie-Mellon for a variety of reasons. Earlham taught me to understand various points of view and to question basic assumptions. Overall Earlham College is great i like it.
By S F. (Oct, 2005) |
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Earlham College in Indiana has been a transformative experience for my daughter, where she not only receives exceptional education but also enjoys constant encouragement from dedicated staff who genuinely care about student success.
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