University

Haverford College

Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $70,688
Out-of-state tuition: $70,688
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,430

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

12.4%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,431 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,427 students
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 4 students

First-year admission

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Archeology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
Architecture and Related Services
Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-05 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-10 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

How many responses?

2 supplemental responses; each 150–200 words

Haverford requires both school-specific supplemental questions.

2026–2027

Required · First-year applicants
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?
Limit: 200 words — Required Haverford supplemental question 1; response limit is 150–200 words.
https://www.haverford.edu/admission/supplement
Required · First-year applicants
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?
Limit: 200 words — Required Haverford supplemental question 2; response limit is 150–200 words.
https://www.haverford.edu/admission/supplement

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $65
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?212911
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year applications (C1)

First-year students admitted (C1)

908 students

First-year students enrolled (C1)

387 students

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 39%
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 17%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 720 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 740 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Source: Haverford College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/Office/President/CDS_2024-2025.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v81

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Health Professions and Related Programs

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Urban Studies/Affairs

Social Sciences

Visual and Performing Arts, General

Visual and Performing Arts

Value: 2 supplemental responses; each 150–200 words

Haverford requires both school-specific supplemental questions.