Earlham College

Earlham College represents a special kind of dream in American higher education -- the dream of being a learning community that makes a difference in human society. Students enrolling at Earlham are challenged by one of the most rigorous arts and science curriculums in the United States. They benefit from the College's comprehensive curriculum, gaining broad exposure to the best in human achievement. Students also benefit from Earlham's intercultural approach, which encourages them to give thoughtful consideration to the world as a whole and the relationship among its different people.

Students at Earlham have in common superior academic ability, motivation and a desire to play a humane and active role in the world. Members of the College community are also drawn together by shared respect for the school's philosophy and goals -- the Quaker values on which Earlham was founded. These include global awareness, concern for human rights, commitment to nonviolence as a means toward world peace, and regard for individuals.

Earlham features a distinguished faculty recognized by college presidents, provosts and deans of admissions as one of the best in the United States.

Students from 46 states and 22 countries live and study on Earlham's 800-acre campus located in Richmond, Ind., a progressive city of 40,000. In addition, 65 percent of the College's students participate in 29 international and domestic off-campus programs at sites such as Philadelphia, New York, Washington, D.C. and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Earlham is comprised of the undergraduate college and graduate school of religion, located in Richmond, and Connor Prairie, a living history museum, located outside Indianapolis.