Professors. Mentors. Advocates.
Talented faculty and dedicated staff committed to professional preparation and student success.
As mentors and advocates, faculty and staff have an unwavering commitment to Earlham students. This means a dedication to helping them find the true potential in their lives and forging their own distinct paths. Students work alongside their professors as equals, and this extraordinary student access to faculty in classrooms, laboratories, offices and study venues is all done on a first-name basis. It is a learning partnership that is constant, expected and—as evidenced by the number of life-changing, community-shaping alumni worldwide—proven.
9:1 RATIO
At Earlham, we have a 9:1 student to professor ratio. That means you will have one-on-one time and attention
in each class.
“BEST CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE”
Earlham College is consistently ranked as one of the colleges with the “Best Classroom Experience”, according to The Princeton Review.
ENGAGED FACULTY
Ninety-five percent of our faculty hold terminal degrees in their field of study and are 100 percent interested in your success, both in and out of the classroom.
Recent faculty news
From breast cancer research to authoring new poetry, our faculty are always researching, teaching, creating and collaborating with students to contribute to the world, for good.
- Earlham College and Friends School Tokyo establish direct admissions pathway for Japanese students
Earlham College and Friends School Tokyo in Japan have established a new direct admissions pathway that will give high-achieving students an opportunity to continue their education at a nationally ranked liberal arts college with a shared commitment to community, global learning, and close relationships. - Juan Díes ’88 named 2026 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow
Juan Díes ’88, a musician, educator and cultural leader who has spent more than three decades preserving, performing, and teaching Mexican folk music, has been named a 2026 National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). - Passionate and Nimble: Team Magic Bus and Buupass, 10 years later
A decade after four Earlham students won the $1 million Hult Prize for their social entrepreneurship venture, two members of the original team are still building the company that grew from their winning idea. Sonia Kabra ’16 and Wyclife Omondi ’17 are executives and co-founders of Buupass, a growing transportation technology company connecting people and goods across Africa. Their story is one of persistence, adaptation and the enduring impact of ideas first explored over long conversations in Earlham’s cafeteria.
“We have a uniquely collaborative relationship with our students. We are all colleagues in the lab, working as true partners. The students call professors by our first names.”
Lori Watson, professor of chemistry
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GET TO KNOW OUR PROFESSORS AND STAFF
Earlham is a community like none other. Our students and faculty are partners in learning, seeking truth wherever truth may lead. Click below to learn more about how our faculty are prepared to help you succeed.