- 4 Year
- HAVERFORD, PA
Haverford College
- grade A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- HAVERFORD, PA
- Rating 3.93 out of 5 260 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade A+
- Diversitygrade A+
- Campusgrade B
- Athleticsgrade B minus
- Party Scenegrade B+
- Professorsgrade A
- Locationgrade B+
- Dormsgrade B minus
- Campus Foodgrade B minus
- Student Lifegrade A minus
- Safetygrade B minus
About
Haverford College offers one of the finest undergraduate educations in the world.
Our 1,373 students enjoy the many benefits of living and learning in a diverse community made up of students from nearly every state and more than 40 foreign countries, where 45% identify as people of color, and more than 25% speak a language other than English at home. Haverford provides a rigorous and intensely personal liberal arts education inspired by intellectual depth, collaboration, and commitment to ethical leadership. There is no place where students are more trusted, have more opportunity to shape their own path, or have a more profound impact on the overall community experience.
Haverford is located 8 miles from Philadelphia, which provides a wealth of historical, cultural, and social resources including world-class museums, renowned restaurants, sports teams, and venues for the arts. The urban environment is rich with educational, service, volunteer, career, and internship opportunities.
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Our lobby is open to visitors to provide a comfortable place to hang out before (or after) your tour or information session. And at most times of the day you will find one of our current student fellows in the lobby, available to engage in informal conversation and answer questions. In order to align with our community standards, we are requiring all visitors who are entering the lobby and/or taking part in a student-led tour or information session to be fully vaccinated (including a COVID booster, if eligible).
Student-Led On Campus Tour
Whitehead Campus Center lobby
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Our lobby is open to visitors to provide a comfortable place to hang out before (or after) your tour or information session. And at most times of the day you will find one of our current student fellows in the lobby, available to engage in informal conversation and answer questions. In order to align with our community standards, we are requiring all visitors who are entering the lobby and/or taking part in a student-led tour or information session to be fully vaccinated (including a COVID booster, if eligible).
Student-Led On Campus Tour
Whitehead Campus Center lobby
View Event Description
Our lobby is open to visitors to provide a comfortable place to hang out before (or after) your tour or information session. And at most times of the day you will find one of our current student fellows in the lobby, available to engage in informal conversation and answer questions. In order to align with our community standards, we are requiring all visitors who are entering the lobby and/or taking part in a student-led tour or information session to be fully vaccinated (including a COVID booster, if eligible).
Student-Led On Campus Tour
Whitehead Campus Center lobby
View Event Description
Our lobby is open to visitors to provide a comfortable place to hang out before (or after) your tour or information session. And at most times of the day you will find one of our current student fellows in the lobby, available to engage in informal conversation and answer questions. In order to align with our community standards, we are requiring all visitors who are entering the lobby and/or taking part in a student-led tour or information session to be fully vaccinated (including a COVID booster, if eligible).
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- Economics38 Graduates
- Biology33 Graduates
- Political Science and Government28 Graduates
- Information Science27 Graduates
- Psychology26 Graduates
- Chemistry25 Graduates
- Mathematics25 Graduates
- Anthropology24 Graduates
- English20 Graduates
- Physics19 Graduates
Haverford Named a Fulbright Top Producer
For the seventh time in the past eight years, Haverford College has been named one of the nation's top producers of participants in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program.
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Haverford College Reviews
The connections I made in my Customs group--a batch of 14 - 16 first-years with some upper-class mentors who engage in community-building activities throughout the year--eventually blossomed into lifetime friendships.
I will say that the community's relationship with the honor code--that allows self-proctored examinations among other things--is more complex than is portrayed. There were murmurings throughout my time there that the number of violations far exceeded the number of reported cases.
Lastly, the architecture of buildings is purposely under-stated to conform to the Quaker values that still influence many aspects of college life. Might be a turn-off to some.
Socially, Haverford can be miserable if you aren't an athlete. I haven't found any people I gel with at all despite forcing myself to go to the pitiful "parties" that sports teams host. At least I can say I've tried. I also realize the liberal arts way of education isn't for me, so that's my mistake applying ED here. As a freshman, campus feels like a bubble and you see everyone you don't want to see every day. You know everything about everyone and vice versa. Not my kind of environment whatsoever. Academics have also been grueling without much payoff. I haven't internalized a lot of the content despite putting in so many hours outside of class. I can understand your enjoyment of Haverford if you're a STEM major, but don't apply if you're not. Everything outside of that department is lackluster.
Transferring somewhere larger after this year :)