Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Earlham College is slightly skewed towards women students, with 54.6% of undergraduate students being women and 45.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 658, with 359 women and 299 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Earlham College is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.7% of undergraduate students being women and 42.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 78, with 45 women and 33 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 45.4% 299 students
- women 54.6% 359 students
Graduate Students
- men 42.3% 33 students
- women 57.7% 45 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 53.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 352 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 9.4% of the student body, with 62 students. African American students represent 7.6% of the population, with 50 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.0%, with 33 students. Asian students account for 2.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 17 students.
International students make up 19.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 130 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.1% of the population, totaling 14 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Earlham College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 53.5% 352 students
- International students 19.8% 130 students
- Hispanic 9.4% 62 students
- African American 7.6% 50 students
- Mixed race 5.0% 33 students
- Asian 2.6% 17 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- White 73.1% 57 students
- Unknown race 10.3% 8 students
- Hispanic 6.4% 5 students
- African American 3.8% 3 students
- International students 3.8% 3 students
- Mixed race 2.6% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 50.0% 3 students
- African American 33.3% 2 students
- Mixed race 16.7% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 48% 313 students
- 18-19 38% 250 students
- 22-24 12% 82 students
- 25-29 1% 4 students
- 50-64 22% 18 students
- 22-24 17% 14 students
- 30-34 15% 12 students
- 40-49 15% 12 students
- 25-29 11% 9 students
- 35-39 7% 6 students
- 20-21 5% 4 students
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