Earlham College
Richmond, Indiana · Private · 670 undergraduates · earlham.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
79%
of 2,128 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1075 to 1268
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$78,990Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Earlham College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
79% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$78,990
a year in 2027-28, from a $78,990 sticker price
What to do with your 1180
Send your score
About 54% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1020, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: First-year, undergraduate admissions : Earlham College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Other deadline · December 1, 2026
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: How to Apply : Earlham College
Who gets in
79%
of applicants were admitted: 1,682 of 2,128 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/1.
Early Decision
Binding.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 30% of them sent SAT scores and 20% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1075 to 1268
Reading and Writing 550 to 695
Math 532 to 638
ACT composite 24 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005%
- 1200 to 139942%
- 1000 to 119937%
- 800 to 99916%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.64
- 4.033%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.997.7%
- Below 2.506.5%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$78,990
a year
- Tuition$59,060
- Fees$1,020
- Food and housing$16,390
- Books and supplies$1,040
- Transportation and other$1,480
Earlham College published $75,950 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,517
- $30,001 to $48,000$19,069
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,768
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,096
- Over $110,000$31,884
Financial aid
89%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$46,707
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
11%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $36,114 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 4/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 4/10
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,910Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 205 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | AAAS 368 or AAAS 369 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 115 or ART 116 |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | ART 115 or ART 116 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | |
| Biology | 5 | 6 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MATH 180 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 3 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHEM 111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 6 | CHEM 111 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 128 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 6 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | ||
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 205 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 106 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENG 106 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 106 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENG 106 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | GEOL 201 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | |
| European History | 5 | 6 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 101 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 103 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | |
| Music Aural Subscore | 5 | 6 | |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 5 | 6 | |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS 171 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 6 | MUS 171 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHYS 125 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 115 or 116 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 120 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
75%
Come back for a second year
77%
Typical earnings
$49,427
a year, 10 years after starting here
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