Physics at Earlham College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Earlham College stacks up to those at other schools.

Earlham is located in Richmond, Indiana and approximately 815 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Earlham.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Earlham Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Earlham Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how Earlham performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Earlham is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Focused Physics Schools	90
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Most Popular Physics Schools	551

Physics Student Demographics at Earlham

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Earlham College.

Earlham Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Earlham in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Earlham since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Earlham are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Earlham College with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Earlham also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Earlham College.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	300	$107,260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Self under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.