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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Northwest has 14 pts more first-gen students than Earlham (36% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Northwest is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.60)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Northwest has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Earlham (25% vs. 24%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Earlham670
Northwest645
Pell Grant share
Earlham24%
Northwest25%
First-gen share
Earlham23%
Northwest36%
Diversity index
Earlham0.60
Northwest0.62

Who they are

Men
Earlham47%
Northwest40%
Part-time students
Earlham1%
Northwest3%
Students 25 and older
Earlham1%
Northwest8%

Race & ethnicity

Earlham
Northwest
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Earlham39%
Northwest84%
First-years from other states
Earlham41%
Northwest11%
First-years from abroad
Earlham19%
Northwest5%
New transfer students this fall
Earlham12
Northwest79
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Earlham5%
Northwest33%

Campus

Earlham
Distant townNCAA D-III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Northwest
Large suburbNAIA · Cascade Collegiate ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why