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Private 4-Year Highly Selective Haverford, PA NCAA Division III without football

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

12.4%
Acceptance Rate
$93,406/yr
Est. Cost of Attendancesum of published cost components
$25,314/yr
Avg Price After Aid
89.5%
6-yr Grad Rate
1,430
Undergrads

About Haverford College

Haverford College is a private nonprofit institution with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,430 students and an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio. The college has a 12.4% acceptance rate and a 6-year graduation rate of 89.5%. Annual cost of attendance is $93,406, with 15.4% of students receiving Pell grants.

Type
Private 4-Year
Undergrads
1,430
Avg Faculty Salary
$106,065
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Endowment
$702.2M
Pell Students
15.4%
First-Gen
16.2%
What Haverford College Is Known For
Majors far more concentrated here than at colleges nationally
Physics 23 graduates · 7.1% of degrees here vs 0.3% nationally 24×
Chemistry 32 graduates · 9.9% of degrees here vs 0.57% nationally 18×
Neuroscience 22 graduates · 6.8% of degrees here vs 0.49% nationally 14×
Research and Experimental Psychology 27 graduates · 8.4% of degrees here vs 0.6% nationally 14×
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 31 graduates · 9.6% of degrees here vs 0.76% nationally 13×
SOURCEIPEDS Completions 2023, against the national share at the same degree level
Admissions
12.4%
Acceptance rate · Highly Selective
29.4%
ED Rate
6,391
Applicants
Can I Get In? →
Cost & Aid
$25,314 avg net
Average net price after aid
$7,531
Under $30K income
$702.2M
Endowment
Can I Afford It? →
Outcomes
$53,353 median
Median earnings 6 years after entering
89.5%
6-yr Grad Rate
$13,621
Median Debt
Is It Worth It? →

Haverford College Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate
12.4%
6,391 applicants
Early Decision Rate
29.4%
ED applications: 745

Haverford College is highly selective with a 12.4% acceptance rate and an undergraduate enrollment of 1,430 students. The college maintains an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio and reports an 89.5% six-year graduation rate.

How Selective Is That, Really?
Each dot is one of 100 applicants · Source: school's Common Data Set, else College Scorecard
1 in 8 applicants is admitted · 6,391 applied
10-Year Acceptance Rate Trend
10-year trend · Source: College Scorecard
10 years

SAT & ACT Score Ranges

Where Admitted Students Score
Middle 50% of enrolled students, on the full SAT scale · Source: College Scorecard (IPEDS)
Fall 2023
1460–1550
40080012001600

Admissions Requirements

Admission Factor Weights
Official weights from submitted institutional data · Source: Common Data Set, section C7
Rigor of coursework Very Important
Class rank Important
Academic GPA Very Important
Standardized test scores Considered
Application essay Very Important
Recommendations Very Important
Class Rank Profile
25% of students submitted rank · Source: Common Data Set
Top 10th of class
94.1%
Top quarter
98.8%
Top half
100%
Waitlist Statistics
Source: Common Data Set
1,248
Offered spot
718
Accepted offer
3
Admitted from WL
Who Applies, and Who Gets In
First-year applicants, admits and enrollees by gender
Applied Admitted Rate Enrolled
Men 3,066 351 11.4% 153
Women 3,325 474 14.3% 220
SOURCEIPEDS Admissions — Fall 2023 admissions cycle
How These Admissions Numbers Compare
Against the colleges this school should be measured against
Median

Haverford College admits 12.4% of applicants — a typical similar college admits 74%.

Acceptance rate
This school
12.4%
Similar colleges (1,009)
73.8%
PA (156)
81.1%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (54)
79.9%
National (1,934)
78.1%

Each bar is the median of that group, with the number of schools in brackets. “Similar colleges” means the same control and the same predominant degree awarded. Groups of fewer than 15 schools are not shown.

Haverford College Tuition, Fees & Cost of Attendance

Avg Net Price
$25,314
Average for all students receiving federal aid, 2023-24
Median Federal Debt
$13,621
Federal Loan Rate
9.1%
Students borrowing federal loans

Haverford College has a cost of attendance of $93,406 with 15.4% of students receiving Pell grants. The school's substantial $702.2 million endowment supports financial aid for low-income students.

Cost of Attendance Breakdown
Estimated annual costs · on-campus, 2023-24 · Source: College Scorecard
$93,406
Tuition & Fees
$70,688
76%
Room & Board
$19,548
21%
Books & Supplies
$1,250
1%
Other Expenses
$1,920
2%

What You'd Actually Pay by Family Income

What You'd Actually Pay by Family Income
Average net price after all grants and scholarships · Source: College Scorecard (IPEDS net price)
Under $30,000
$7,531
$30,001 – $48,000
$9,388
$48,001 – $75,000
$12,007
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,171
Over $110,000
$45,991
Full Cost of Attendance
Source: College Scorecard
2023-24

Student Loan Debt

How Many Students Borrow
Undergraduates taking on any loan
Take out a loan
64%
Federal loans
9%

Graduates who borrowed carry a median monthly repayment of about $144.

SOURCECollege Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education
How This Price Compares
Against the colleges this school should be measured against
Median

After aid, Haverford College costs $25,314 a year — about 12% more than a typical similar college.

Cost of attendance
This school
$90,382
Similar colleges (1,094)
$49,718
PA (165)
$35,504
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (69)
$35,139
National (3,197)
$25,367
Students taking a loan
This school
63.7%
Similar colleges (998)
91.8%
PA (216)
90.9%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (100)
90.1%
National (4,096)
86.4%
Median debt at graduation
This school
$13,621
Similar colleges (1,032)
$24,977
PA (242)
$18,075
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (106)
$16,611
National (4,347)
$13,097
Average net price
This school
$25,314
Similar colleges (1,105)
$22,585
PA (267)
$19,954
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (117)
$19,986
National (5,106)
$17,160

Each bar is the median of that group, with the number of schools in brackets. “Similar colleges” means the same control and the same predominant degree awarded. Groups of fewer than 15 schools are not shown.

Haverford College Graduation Rate & Student Outcomes

6-yr Grad Rate
89.5%
Median Earnings 6yr
$53,353
6 years after entering

Haverford College has a 6-year graduation rate of 89.5%. Median earnings are $53,353 six years after enrollment and $79,966 ten years after enrollment.

Graduate Earnings After College

Median Graduate Earnings Over Time
6 and 10 years after entering · includes all students, not just graduates · Source: College Scorecard
Median Earnings by Gender · 6 Years After Entering
Students working 6 years after entering · Source: College Scorecard
$68,561
Men
$49,438
Women
Graduation Rate: Pell vs. Non-Pell
6-year graduation rate by grant status · Source: College Scorecard
89.1%
Pell recipients
92.9%
Non-Pell students

Top Majors & Programs

Top Majors by Graduates
Most recent year available · bachelor's degrees only · Source: IPEDS Completions 2023
MajorGraduates
Biology/Biological Sciences, General33
Chemistry, General32
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics31
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other27
Physics, General23
Neuroscience22
Political Science and Government, General20
Computer and Information Sciences, General19
Mathematics, General18
English Language and Literature, General12
Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Completing within six years
Asian
92.7%
White
90.3%
Black
88%
Hispanic
83%
SOURCECollege Scorecard — groups with too few students to report are omitted
Earnings Further Out
The longer horizon

Median earnings eight years after entering Haverford College are $67,379, and 69% of former students earn more than $25,000 six years after entry.

SOURCECollege Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education
How These Outcomes Compare
Against the colleges this school should be measured against
Median

Six years after entry, former Haverford College students earn $53,353 — 17% more than at a typical similar college.

Median earnings, 10 years
This school
$79,966
Similar colleges (1,077)
$54,064
PA (252)
$50,729
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (108)
$44,459
National (4,696)
$40,782
Median earnings, 6 years
This school
$53,353
Similar colleges (1,077)
$45,468
PA (257)
$43,203
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (110)
$37,581
National (4,847)
$35,433
Graduation rate
This school
89.5%
Similar colleges (1,074)
58.1%
PA (123)
59.6%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (50)
58.5%
National (2,168)
52.3%
Freshman retention
This school
93.7%
Similar colleges (1,117)
76.6%
PA (116)
78.7%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (47)
77.9%
National (1,841)
75.7%

Each bar is the median of that group, with the number of schools in brackets. “Similar colleges” means the same control and the same predominant degree awarded. Groups of fewer than 15 schools are not shown.

Haverford College Campus, Athletics & Faculty

Haverford College is a private nonprofit institution with 1,430 undergraduates and an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio. The college competes in NCAA Division III athletics without football, generating $2.7 million in annual athletic revenue.

Student Demographics
Undergraduate enrollment · Source: College Scorecard / IPEDS
Race & Ethnicity
White
49.2%
Asian
12.9%
Hispanic
11.5%
Black
4.4%
Other Indicators
First-generation
16.2%
Pell grant recipients
15.4%
Women
56.9%
Haverford College Athletics
Total Revenue
$2.7M
Total Expense
$2.7M
Athletes
525
279 men · 246 women
Head Coach Salaries
Men's vs Women's programs · Source: Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
Men's sports
$67,610
Women's sports
$71,142

Average head coach salary by program gender.

Academic Resources
177
Full-time faculty
$106,065
Avg faculty salary
1,729
FT staff
$702.2M
Endowment
Faculty Salary by Gender
All instructional ranks combined · Source: IPEDS Human Resources
Men (avg)
$107,078
Women (avg)
$104,994
Overall avg
$106,065
Who Is on Campus
Beyond the undergraduate headcount
Varsity Athletes
Play a varsity sport
30.2%

429 of 1,419 undergraduates, counting each athlete once regardless of how many sports they play.

SOURCEIPEDS enrollment; Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act filings
Online & Distance Learning
How much of the teaching happens remotely
Undergrads fully online
0%
Undergrads taking any
0%

0 of 1,424 undergraduates study entirely at a distance.

SOURCEIPEDS Fall Enrollment, distance education status

Haverford College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

How This Campus Compares
Against the colleges this school should be measured against
Median

Haverford College spends $15,445 per student on research — about a typical similar college.

Pell grant share
This school
15.4%
Similar colleges (1,171)
32.8%
PA (275)
38.9%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (124)
41.6%
National (5,367)
40.1%
Research spending per student
This school
$15,445
Similar colleges (1,164)
$6,264
PA (145)
$6,519
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (68)
$5,666
National (2,823)
$5,605
Students per faculty member
This school
8:1
Similar colleges (1,191)
12:1
PA (279)
12:1
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (125)
14:1
National (5,427)
15:1

Each bar is the median of that group, with the number of schools in brackets. “Similar colleges” means the same control and the same predominant degree awarded. Groups of fewer than 15 schools are not shown.

Every Major at Haverford College
34 fields of study, bachelor's degree level, grouped by subject area
322 graduates
Social Sciences 75 grads · 5 majors
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 31
Political Science and Government, General 20
Urban Studies/Affairs 9
Sociology, General 8
Anthropology, General 7
Physical Sciences 62 grads · 5 majors
Chemistry, General 32
Physics, General 23
Astrophysics 5
Astronomy 1
Geology/Earth Science, General 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 55 grads · 2 majors
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 33
Neuroscience 22
Psychology 27 grads · 1 major
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 27
Computer and Information Sciences 20 grads · 2 majors
Computer and Information Sciences, General 19
Computer Science 1
Mathematics and Statistics 19 grads · 2 majors
Mathematics, General 18
Applied Mathematics, General 1
English Language and Literature 12 grads · 1 major
English Language and Literature, General 12
History 12 grads · 1 major
History, General 12
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 11 grads · 5 majors
Spanish Language and Literature 4
Linguistics 3
French Language and Literature 2
Comparative Literature 1
Latin Language and Literature 1
Visual and Performing Arts 8 grads · 3 majors
Fine/Studio Arts, General 4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3
Visual and Performing Arts, General 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 7 grads · 1 major
Environmental Studies 7
Philosophy and Religious Studies 7 grads · 2 majors
Philosophy 6
Religion/Religious Studies 1
Education 4 grads · 1 major
Education, General 4
Multidisciplinary Studies 2 grads · 2 majors
Cognitive Science, General 1
International/Globalization Studies 1
Area, Ethnic and Gender Studies 1 grads · 1 major
Latin American Studies 1
SOURCEIPEDS Completions 2023 — first majors only, so a student with a double major is counted once

Haverford College Location & Campus Safety

Haverford College is in Narberth, PA, in what IPEDS classifies as a large suburb setting. The campus sits about 2.2 miles from the center of Narberth. There are 43 other colleges within 25 miles, and Philadelphia, PA is 9.1 miles away.

Haverford College Other colleges within 30 miles
Large suburb
Campus Setting
2.2 mi
To City Center
43
Colleges Within 25 mi
4,482
Narberth Population
Living in Narberth
Cost of living and getting around, for the whole city — not the campus
ACS 2023
$1,837
Median Rent / mo
$119,863
Median Household Income
29.1%
Rent as % of Income
How People Commute
Drive alone
44.6%
Walk
6.3%
Public transit
6.3%

Delaware County scores 13.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index — above average walkable. The index is a county-wide average of block groups, so it describes the surrounding area rather than the campus itself.

Undergraduates make up about 3.9% of Narberth's residents.

SOURCEU.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates; EPA National Walkability Index
Colleges Near Haverford College
Within 30 miles, at least 500 students, by straight-line distance
Villanova University 6,938 students 2.7 mi
Drexel University 13,233 students 7.1 mi
SOURCEIPEDS campus coordinates, Haverford College to each campus

Campus Safety at Haverford College

Every college that receives federal financial aid must publish its crime statistics each year under the Clery Act. These are the figures Haverford College reported for 2024.

7
On-Campus Offenses
5
In Residence Halls
4.9
Per 1,000 Students
10
Domestic, Dating & Stalking

Read these numbers carefully. A Clery figure counts reports, not incidents. A university with active reporting channels, a large campus police force and a teaching hospital will record more offenses than one where the same events go unreported — so a higher count is not evidence of a more dangerous campus, and a low count is not evidence of a safe one. In 2024, 833 campuses with more than 1,000 students reported no offenses at all. Use these figures to ask a college questions, not to rank one against another.

Reported On-Campus Offenses by Year
Criminal offenses reported on campus, including residence halls · Source: U.S. Dept. of Education Clery Act disclosures
2022
9
2023
12
2024
7
What Was Reported in 2024
On-campus criminal offenses by category
Sexual offenses
6
Aggravated assault
1

Separately, Haverford College reported 24 disciplinary referrals for weapons, drug and liquor law violations on campus. Referrals for alcohol violations are usually the largest category at residential colleges and reflect how a school handles student conduct internally.

SOURCEU.S. Department of Education, Campus Safety and Security — Clery Act disclosures, 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Haverford College admissions, costs, and outcomes.