Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Biochemistry (10% of graduates). 7 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 92% of colleges. 96% of faculty are full-time. Spends $38,316 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
148 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 33 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.
- Biochemistry 26.020210% 15
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27998.8% 13
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02018.1% 12Graduates in this field earn $60,745 4 years out
- Computer Science 11.07015.4% 8
- Human Services, General 44.00005.4% 8
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,745 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $43,038
4 years after completion$60,745National median: $68,257Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 7 to 1 in its Common Data Set (665 students, 92 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Programs & curriculum
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- English as a Second Language
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, a foreign language, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.
$74,075
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Earlham College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Earlham College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)