Haverford College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (53%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,483
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 12%
From Region 30%
Athletes 443 (31.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 49%
Asian 13%
Hispanic 11%
International 11%
Mixed 10%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Haverford College 399 43% 52% 13% 5% 10% 9% $87,984 86 +0.85 74 91%
Computer Science 35 — 69% 54% 20% 3% 9% 11% $144,764 78 +0.58 99 — — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $147,011 79 +0.65 99 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 9 +4 89% 56% 11% 0% 0% 22% $128,033 84 +0.61 98 — — — — —
Astronomy 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $95,108 85 +0.83 82 — — — — —
Astrophysics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,624 85 +0.87 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 37 — 38% 49% 27% 0% 8% 5% $74,157 71 +0.25 46 — — — — —
Geology/Earth Science 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $66,431 60 +0.12 25 — — — — —
Mathematics 12 +9 33% 25% 0% 0% 8% 50% $121,048 89 +1.35 97 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $128,226 84 +0.62 98 — — — — —
Physics 14 +11 64% 43% 14% 14% 0% 14% $96,374 86 +0.92 83 — — — — —
Biology 28 +1 18% 39% 18% 14% 11% 11% $78,865 94 +1.44 58 — — — — —
Computational Biology 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $73,257 58 +0.16 44 — — — — —
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,991 90 +1.63 38 — — — — —
Neuroscience 15 +6 20% 53% 20% 0% 13% 0% $71,787 69 +0.42 40 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 15 +1 40% 73% 13% 0% 7% 0% $64,947 81 +0.79 22 — — — — —
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities, Other 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $81,223 90 +0.87 63 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 42 +2 64% 52% 7% 5% 7% 17% $123,008 83 +0.94 97 92% — — — —
Classical and Ancient Studies — — — — — — — — $73,681 93 +1.64 45 — — — — —
Classics 6 — 50% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $69,623 91 +1.24 34 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,634 93 +1.25 17 — — — — —
East Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $66,552 72 +0.58 26 — — — — —
English 25 +4 16% 64% 12% 0% 4% 4% $60,879 89 +1.03 13 — — — — —
French 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $66,273 80 +0.73 25 — — — — —
German 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,583 81 +0.76 26 — — — — —
History 16 +4 56% 69% 6% 0% 12% 6% $69,857 91 +1.26 34 — — — — —
Italian — — — — — — — — $67,147 82 +0.81 27 — — — — —
Latin — — — — — — — — $66,908 81 +0.79 27 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $66,606 72 +0.59 26 — — — — —
Linguistics 3 +1 33% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $65,780 77 +0.69 24 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +2 83% 67% 17% 0% 0% 17% $71,004 80 +0.72 38 — — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,704 95 +1.59 19 — — — — —
Spanish — +2 — — — — — — $66,621 81 +0.77 26 — — — — —
Anthropology 18 — 17% 56% 11% 17% 11% 0% $70,493 93 +1.23 36 — — — — —
Cognitive Science — — — — — — — — $77,800 69 -0.20 56 — — — — —
International Studies — +3 — — — — — — $83,076 83 +0.54 67 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution — — — — — — — — $83,757 84 +0.57 68 — — — — —
Political Science 38 +9 58% 47% 8% 11% 18% 5% $77,878 73 +0.42 56 89% — — — —
Psychology 21 +5 19% 38% 10% 10% 24% 0% $69,622 87 +0.91 34 — — — — —
Sociology 5 +3 20% 40% 0% 0% 20% 20% $71,038 93 +1.28 38 — — — — —
Education 3 +4 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,479 84 +0.75 14 — — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,061 85 +0.87 17 — — — — —
Dance — — — — — — — — $57,746 98 +1.97 9 — — — — —
Film/Cinema Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $62,146 98 +1.91 16 — — — — —
Music 3 +2 33% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% $62,076 98 +1.65 15 — — — — —
Studio Art 6 — 33% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $63,473 96 +1.78 18 — — — — —
Urban Studies 8 — 75% 62% 12% 0% 12% 0% $73,623 79 +0.64 45 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts — — — — — — — — $56,464 97 +1.80 7 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $75,482
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 76%
6-Year Graduation Rate 90%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Physical Sciences & Math 21.3% 85 47% 48% 16% 2% 6% 14% $93,124 78 +0.61 80 — —
Social Sciences 20.6% 82 37% 46% 9% 11% 18% 4% $73,725 93 +0.78 45 89% —
Humanities 17.0% 68 37% 63% 10% 3% 6% 6% $65,560 89 +1.07 23 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.3% 45 22% 42% 20% 9% 11% 7% $76,206 89 +1.08 52 — —
Business & Economics 10.5% 42 64% 52% 7% 5% 7% 17% $123,008 96 +0.94 97 92% —
Computer Science 9.5% 38 63% 53% 18% 3% 11% 13% $144,941 86 +0.59 99 — —
Arts 5.0% 20 45% 55% 20% 0% 15% 5% $67,170 95 +1.27 27 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.8% 15 40% 73% 13% 0% 7% 0% $64,947 72 +0.79 22 — —
Education 0.8% 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,479 87 +0.75 14 — —
Health Sciences 0.3% 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $81,223 68 +0.87 63 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.4M #293 48% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #343 64% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #332 23% $0 — — — —
Education $0.4M #304 38% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #367 56% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #351 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #344 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.1M #406 48% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 104 $268K $269K -$1K
Lacrosse 45 $205K $202K $2K
Baseball 33 $309K $310K -$424
Soccer 28 $198K $195K $2K
Fencing 20 $176K $175K $895
Basketball 17 $135K $143K -$7K
Tennis 14 $136K $135K $996
Squash 12 $79K $77K $1K
Total 223 $1.5M $1.5M -$793
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 97 $173K $175K -$2K
Lacrosse 31 $193K $193K $323
Field Hockey 29 $162K $163K -$1K
Soccer 27 $170K $167K $3K
Softball 17 $165K $163K $1K
Volleyball 14 $153K $149K $4K
Fencing 13 $73K $73K -$341
Squash 13 $146K $143K $3K
Basketball 12 $201K $195K $6K
Tennis 7 $134K $134K -$98
Total 220 $1.6M $1.6M $15K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 201 $441K $444K -$3K
Lacrosse 76 $399K $396K $2K
Soccer 55 $368K $362K $5K
Baseball 33 $309K $310K -$424
Fencing 33 $249K $249K $554
Basketball 29 $337K $338K -$1K
Field Hockey 29 $162K $163K -$1K
Squash 25 $225K $220K $4K
Tennis 21 $270K $269K $898
Softball 17 $165K $163K $1K
Volleyball 14 $153K $149K $4K
Total 443 $3.2M $3.2M $14K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 13.3%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 15
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 14% 19% 3%
Early Decision 42% 57% 9%
Unhooked Early Decision 32% 43% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 54%
SAT Range 1460 – 1530
SAT Math Range 720 – 780
SAT RW Range 720 – 760