2026-2027 Tuition and Fees

Tuition is charged based on a student’s full- or part-time status. Full-time students are those taking 12 or more credit hours per semester. Part-time students are students taking fewer than 12 hours per semester. A student activities fee is charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate degree-seeking students. 

Earlham College costs 
Tuition$56,784
Room$8,300
Board$7,462
Fees$980
Total$73,526

Earlham fees cover student activities, access to health services (excluding drugs and laboratory tests), athletic events admission, use of facilities including the Athletics and Wellness Center, subscriptions to student publications and special events. Some courses require the payment of additional fees for materials, equipment or special instruction such as private music lessons. These fees are indicated on the Course Schedule. 

An overload charge of $1,577 per credit hour is assessed for registration in excess of 18 credit hours each semester. 

A part-time charge of $1,893 per credit hour is assessed for registrations of fewer than 12 credit hours each semester.