Haverford College Overview

Located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, Haverford College is a private not-for-profit institution. Haverford is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Haverford College Known For?

• Students at Haverford may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Haverford is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Haverford is the bachelor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 91% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Haverford bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $60,700 a year. That's about 49% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Haverford student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Haverford College Rankings

Haverford landed the #33 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. Haverford also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Haverford has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#39	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Haverford.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Archeology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#107	Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#162	Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Haverford has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#13	Best Anthropology Schools	College Factual
#14	Best General Biology Schools	College Factual
#19	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	College Factual
#27	Best Political Science & Government Schools	College Factual
#29	Best Social Sciences Schools	College Factual
#47	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is Haverford College?

Contact details for Haverford are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041-1392
Phone:	610-896-1000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/haverfordcollege
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/haverfordedu

How Do I Get Into Haverford?

You can apply to Haverford online at: https://www.haverford.edu/admission/applying

Admission Requirements for Haverford

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	considered but not required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Haverford?

If you plan to apply to Haverford, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 18%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 17%, and the acceptance rate for women is 19%.

Average Test Scores

About 74% of students accepted to Haverford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 750. Math scores were between 690 and 770.

Haverford received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 35. Composite scores were between 32 and 35.

Can I Afford Haverford College?

The overall average net price of Haverford is $54,597. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Haverford, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $6,922 a year. That adds up to $27,688 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Haverford is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Haverford College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,307 undergraduate students at Haverford, with 1,298 being full-time and 9 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,298 full-time undergraduates at Haverford, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Haverford College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	147
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	165
White	661
International Students	151
Other Races/Ethnicities	99

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Haverford College. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Haverford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Haverford College

Haverford College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Economics	38	38
General Biology	33	33
Political Science & Government	28	28
Computer Information Systems	27	27
General Psychology	26	26
Mathematics	25	25
Chemistry	25	25
Anthropology	24	24
General English Literature	20	20
Physics	19	19
History	16	16
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	12	12
Urban & Regional Planning	10	10
Philosophy	9	9
Sociology	8	8
General Visual & Performing Arts	6	6
Classical Languages & Literature	5	5
International Studies	5	5
Natural Resources Conservation	5	5
Religious Studies	5	5
Music	5	5
Romance Languages	4	4
Astronomy & Astrophysics	4	4
Fine & Studio Arts	4	4
Writing Studies	1	1
Area Studies	1	1
Germanic Languages	1	1
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	1	1
Health Sciences & Services	1	1
Cognitive Science	1	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	1	1
Archeology	1	1
Ethnic Studies	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0
TOTAL	371	371

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
• Image Credit: By Jackbauerinvc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.