Haverford College

Haverford College admitted 12.4% of applicants university-wide (908 of 7,341).

Early Decision applicants were admitted at 29.4%, vs 12.4% overall — ED is a binding commitment.

Also offers Early Action — the Common Data Set doesn't publish EA admit counts.

Of 908 admitted students, 387 enrolled (42.6% yield).

Haverford College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections C1–C2 · 2024 — Published cohort admit rates — context, not an applicant-specific probability.

SAT (mid-50%)

1470–1540

ACT (mid-50%)

33–35

GPA (mid-50%, 4.0 scale)

3.50–4.00

Testing policy: Test-optional (considered if submitted)

Haverford College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections C9–C12 · 2024 — Published admit stats reflect the entire incoming class unless explicitly labeled international-only.

Published cost of attendance: $92,986/yr.

Average net price by family income (US, federal aid data)

U.S. Dept. of Education · College Scorecard — average net price by family income (Title IV, from IPEDS) · 2023

Haverford College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections G–H · 2024

Haverford College · Application requirements (official admissions pages) · 2025

The Common App personal essay is required (one of 7 shared prompts), plus 2 college-specific supplements:

1. <strong>We appreciate you taking the time to answer these Haverford specific questions and are excited for the opportunity to consider your application for admission. Good writing is a process, and there are many resources you might use as you craft your responses, including asking someone you trust to review your work and offer feedback or using generative artificial intelligence to brainstorm your response. But please know that what is most important to us is to hear your voice and ideas. Your voice matters to us, and hearing it in your writing will help us better understand who you are and imagine who you would be at Haverford.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>Haverford College has one of the oldest and one of the very few student-run Honor Codes in the U.S. Our Honor Code is not a set of rules, but rather a statement of shared values around both the academic and social aspects of life and is centered on the concepts of trust, concern, and respect. Our Honor Code serves as an educational tool in and of itself and provides a powerful framework for our community, emphasizing and supporting qualities we see as essential to a Haverford education. Among other things, the Honor Code at Haverford supports:</strong>&nbsp;<br><br><strong>•<u>Academic Freedom:</u></strong> The Honor Code fosters an atmosphere emphasizing academic integrity, collaboration over competition, and the cultivation of intellectual curiosity. Differences and disagreement are respected, valued, and embraced, and open discourse is seen as fundamental to the academic endeavor.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>•<u>Student Agency:</u></strong> The Honor Code upholds a culture in which students are deeply trusted to take substantial ownership of their education and to profoundly shape and define the Haverford community. Student ownership is reflected in self-scheduled exams, in the fact that every student completes a Senior Thesis, in shared responsibility for the residential experience, and of course in oversight of the Honor Code itself.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>•<u>Community:</u></strong> The Honor Code establishes a supportive environment for living and learning, where the community experience plays a central role in one’s education. The inherent value of every community member is recognized, and diversity in all respects - including diversity of background, experience, and perspective - is nurtured, celebrated, and embraced.<br><br><strong>•<u>Leadership and Engagement:</u></strong> The Honor Code allows every student to find and develop their own voice, to practice ways of improving community and acting on issues of importance, to learn methods of problem solving and conflict resolution, and to examine the ways they can and will impact the world beyond Haverford.<br><br><strong>Please give us a better sense of what you are looking for in your college experience by answering the following questions:</strong><br><br>1. <strong>Tell us about a topic or issue that sparks your curiosity and gets you intellectually excited. How do you hope to engage with this topic or issue at Haverford?</strong> <i>Please limit your response to 150-200 words.</i>200 words · Required
2. 2. <strong>We have highlighted for you some of the values that shape the Haverford community. What are some of the values you seek in your next community? How do Haverford’s values, as demonstrated through our Honor Code, resonate with you?</strong><br><br><strong>As you think about how to answer this question, you might draw from how you have been influenced by other communities you have been a part of, experiences you may have had within your communities, or opportunities you have had to shape or even change your communities. &nbsp;</strong><i>Please limit your response to 150-200 words.</i>200 words · Required

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Median earnings

$79,966

Median earnings · 10 years after entry

Graduation rate

89.6%

Within 150% of normal time

First-year retention

93.8%

Return for year two · CDS Section B

Median debt

$13,621

At graduation

Haverford College · U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2023 release) · 2023 — Earnings and debt figures are federal data for aid-receiving graduates — cohort outcomes, not a guarantee for any individual student.

• U.S. News Liberal Arts: #24
• WSJ: #83
• Forbes: #56
• Niche: #69

• 2026-11-15Early Decision — Binding early round
• 2027-01-15Regular Decision — Standard deadline

Haverford College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections C21–C22 · 2024

Largest degree fields: Social sciences (23%), Physical sciences (18%), Biological & life sciences (16%).

Student–faculty ratio: 9:1 · 72% of class sections have under 20 students.

Haverford College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections E, F, I · 2024 — Published institutional figures for the reporting year — descriptive of the current student body, not a prediction about your experience.

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