What SAT score do I need for Haverford College?

Haverford College's middle 50% SAT range is 1460 to 1550. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.

What ACT score do I need for Haverford College?

Middle 50% ACT range is 33 to 35. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.

What is the acceptance rate at Haverford College?

Haverford College admits roughly 12% of applicants. That makes it a reach for nearly everyone, regardless of stats.

What does Haverford College actually cost after financial aid?

Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $25,314 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.

Is Haverford College a reach, match, or safety for me?

Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Haverford College as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.

Haverford College

Haverford, PA · Northeast

Acceptance rate: 12.4%
SAT mid-50: 1460-1550
Cost after aid: $25,314
Graduation rate: 90%

What Haverford College says matters

How Haverford College rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.

Acceptance rate: 12%; 908 of 7,341
Yield: 43%; 387 enrolled
SAT mid-50: 1470-1540
ACT mid-50: 33-35
CDS year: 2024-25

Acceptance rate by gender

Men: 11%402 of 3,636
Women: 14%506 of 3,705

Very important

Rigor of secondary school record
Academic GPA
Application essay
Recommendations
Extracurricular activities
Character or personal qualities

Important

Class rank
Talent or ability
Volunteer work
Work experience

Considered

Standardized test scores
Interview
First generation
Alumni relation
Geographical residence
Level of applicant's interest

Not considered

State residency
Religious affiliation or commitment

The full Common Data Set

Every figure Haverford College published for 2024-25, section by section.

First-Time, First-Year Admission125

Entrance Exams

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?: No
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?: Yes

Applications

Total first-time, first-year men who applied: 3,636
Total first-time, first-year women who applied: 3,705
Total first-time, first-year another gender who applied: 0
Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who applied: 0
Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted: 402
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted: 506
Total first-time, first-year another gender who were admitted: 0
Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who were admitted: 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled: 184
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled: 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled: 203
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled: 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled: 0
Total part-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled: 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled: 0
Total part-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled: 0
Total first-time, first-year students who applied: 7,341
Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted: 908
Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled: 387
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 641
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 79
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 46
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 3,179
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 704
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 294
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 3,521
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 125
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 47
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 0

Wait List

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?: Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:: 1,248
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:: 718
Number of wait-listed students admitted:: 3

Basis for Selection

Rigor of secondary school record: Very Important
Class rank: Important
Academic GPA: Very Important
Standardized test scores: Considered
Application Essay: Very Important
Recommendation(s): Very Important
Interview: Considered
Extracurricular activities: Very Important
Talent/ability: Important
Character/personal qualities: Very Important
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Not Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not Considered
Volunteer work: Important
Work experience: Important
Level of applicant’s interest: Considered

First-time, first-year Profile

Submitting SAT Scores: 0.39
Submitting ACT Scores: 0.17
Submitting SAT Scores: 151
Submitting ACT Scores: 67
SAT Composite: 25th Percentile: 1,470
SAT Composite: 50th Percentile: 1,500
SAT Composite: 75th Percentile: 1,540
SAT Math: 25th Percentile: 740
SAT Math: 50th Percentile: 760
SAT Math: 75th Percentile: 780
ACT Composite: 25th Percentile: 33%
ACT Composite: 50th Percentile: 34%
ACT Composite: 75th Percentile: 35%
ACT Math: 25th Percentile: 31%
ACT Math: 50th Percentile: 33%
ACT Math: 75th Percentile: 35%
ACT English: 25th Percentile: 34%
ACT English: 50th Percentile: 35%
ACT English: 75th Percentile: 36%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-800: 90.7
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-699: 8
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-599: 1.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499: 0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399: 0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299: 0
SAT Math: 700-800: 90.7
SAT Math: 600-699: 8.6
SAT Math: 500-599: 0.7
SAT Math: 400-499: 0
SAT Math: 300-399: 0
SAT Math: 200-299: 0
SAT Math: Total: 100
SAT Composite: 1400-1600: 93.4
SAT Composite: 1200-1399: 6.6
SAT Composite: 1000-1199: 0
SAT Composite: 800-999: 0
SAT Composite: 600-799: 0
SAT Composite: 400-599: 0
ACT Composite: 30-36: 98.5
ACT Composite: 24-29: 0
ACT Composite: 18-23: 1.5
ACT Composite: 12-17: 0
ACT Composite: 6-11: 0
ACT Composite: Below 6: 0
ACT Composite: Total: 100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class: 94%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 99%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class: 100%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: 0

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?: Yes
Amount of application fee:: 65
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?: Yes
Same fee: X
Does your institution have an application closing date?: Yes
Application closing date (fall): 1
Priority Date: 15
Date: X
Yes, other:: 4
Other Date: 1
Date: X
No set Date: 5
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after: 1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?: Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:: 1 year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?: No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?: Yes
Other early decision plan closing date: 5-Jan
Other early decision plan notification date: 15-Feb
Number of early decision applications received by your institution: 745
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 219
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?: No

Transfer Admission32

Fall Applicants

Men: 98
Women: 96
Another Gender: 0
Unknown: 194
Total: 6
Men: 18
Women: 0
Another Gender: 24
Unknown: 2
Total: 5
Men: 0
Women: 7

Application for Admission

Fall: X
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?: Yes
High school transcript: Required of Some
College transcript(s): Required of All
Essay or personal statement: Not Required
Interview: Not Required
Standardized test scores: Not Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s): Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:: D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall: 3
Winter: 31
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:: - D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 16 courses Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 16 courses - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: n/a - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 16 courses - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##

Transfer Credit Policies

Number: 16
Unit Type: course
Number: 16
Unit Type: course
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:: 16
American Council on Education (ACE): No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP): No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST): No

Academic Offerings and Policies8

Special Study Options

Cross-registration: X
Double major: X
Exchange student program (domestic): X
Independent study: X
Internships: X
Student-designed major: X
Study abroad: X
Teacher certification program: X

Student Life33

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator): 86%
Percent of men who join fraternities: 0
Percent of women who join sororities: 0
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing: 99%
Percent who live off campus or commute: 100%
Percent of students age 25 and older: 0
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator): 83%
Percent of men who join fraternities: 0
Percent of women who join sororities: 0
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing: 98%
Percent who live off campus or commute: 2.0%
Percent of students age 25 and older: 0

Average Age

Average age of full-time students: 18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time): 18
Average age of full-time students: 20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time): 20

Activities Offered

Campus Ministries: X
Choral groups: X
Dance: X
Drama/theater: X
International Student Organization: X
Jazz band: X
Literary magazine: X
Music ensembles: X
Musical theater: X
Radio station: X
Student government: X
Student newspaper: X
Symphony orchestra: X

Housing

Coed dorms: X
Apartments for single students: X
Special housing for disabled students: X
Theme housing: X

Financial Aid103

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits): 0
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n: 0
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant: 0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p: 0
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits): 0
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n: 0
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant: 0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p: 0
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits): 0
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n: 0
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant: 0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p: 0

Methodology

Both FM and IM: 1737981

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal: 151438
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located: 40752657
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).: 566895
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college: 43208971
Total Scholarships/Grants: 81376
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans): 279673
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.): 361049
Total Self-Help: 0
Parent Loans: 0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.: 0
Athletic Awards: 0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal: 0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located: 0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).: 174185
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college: 174185
Total Scholarships/Grants: 1259975
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.): 1259975
Total Self-Help: 0
Parent Loans: 0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.: 0

Students Awarded Aid

A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort): 387
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid: 200
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need: 161
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid: 161
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid: 160
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid: 149
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: 18
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 161
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 100%
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 70506
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e: 66420
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f: 3283
M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan: 2492
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort): 1,430
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid: 691
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need: 631
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid: 630
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid: 626
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid: 599
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: 59
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 630
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 100%
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 72469
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e: 67807
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f: 3841
M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan: 3356
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort): 0
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid: 0
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need: 0
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid: 0
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid: 0
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid: 0
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: 0
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 0

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.: 314

Source Type Loan

A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 75
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 73
C. Institutional loan programs.: 0
D. State loan programs.: 0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.: 12
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 24.00
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 23.00
C. Institutional loan programs.: 0.00
D. State loan programs.: 0.00
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.: 4.00
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 16085
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 13750
C. Institutional loan programs.: 0
D. State loan programs.: 0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.: 82094

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available: X
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:: 56
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:: 87,516
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:: 4,900,875

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSA: X
CSS PROFILE: X
Noncustodial PROFILE: X

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:: X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:: 1
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis): 10

Aid Available

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans: X
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans: X
Federal Direct PLUS Loans: X
College/university loans from institutional funds: X
Federal Pell Grants: X
Federal SEOG: X
State scholarships/grants: X
Private scholarships: X
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds: X

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:: CDS-H Page 26 Common Data Set 2024-2025

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred19

Diploma/Certificates

TOTAL (should = 100%): 0

Associate

TOTAL (should = 100%): 0

Bachelors

Natural resources and conservation: 2.75
Area, ethnic, and gender studies: 0.27
Computer and information sciences: 6.04
Education: 1.65
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics: 4.12
English: 3.3
Biological/life sciences: 15.66
Mathematics and statistics: 7.14
Military science and military technologies: 28
Interdisciplinary studies: 0.55
Philosophy and religious studies: 2.2
Physical sciences: 18.41
Psychology: 7.97
Social sciences: 23.08
Visual and performing arts: 3.02
History: 3.85
TOTAL (should = 100%): 100%

Enrollment And Persistence99

Institutional Enrollment

Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men: 184
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women: 431
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender: 431
Other first-year, degree-seeking: women: 615
Total degree-seeking: unknown: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women: 203
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender: 609
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown: 609
Total degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown: 0
Total undergraduate students: unknown: 0
All other degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other degree-seeking: unknown: 1,431
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men: 0
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 1,431
Total graduate Part-Time Students: unknown: 0
Total Graduate Students: unknown: 0
Total All Students: unknown: 0

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

Nonresidents: 37
Hispanic/Latino: 41
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 14
White, non-Hispanic: 207
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 49
Asian, non-Hispanic: 49
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 3
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 34
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 2
TOTAL: 387
Nonresidents: 156
Hispanic/Latino: 164
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 63
White, non-Hispanic: 703
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 185
Asian, non-Hispanic: 185
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 3
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 147
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 9
TOTAL: 1,430
Nonresidents: 157
Hispanic/Latino: 164
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 63
White, non-Hispanic: 703
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 185
Asian, non-Hispanic: 185
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 3
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 147
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 9
TOTAL: 1,431

Persistence

Bachelor's degrees: 322

Graduation Rates

Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 55
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 28
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 274
Total: 357
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 0
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 0
Total: 0
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 55
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 28
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 274
Total: 357
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 40
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 22
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 210
Total: 272
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 6
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 4
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 31
Total: 41
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 3
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 4
Total: 7
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 49
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 26
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 245
Total: 320
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 89
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 93
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 89
Total: 90
Total: 0
Total: 0
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 0
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 0
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 0
Total: 0
2021 Cohort: 0
2020 Cohort: 0
2021 Cohort: 150
2021 Cohort: 150
2020 Cohort: 18

Instructional Faculty And Class Size41

Instructional Faculty

A. Total number of instructional faculty: 150
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 48
C. Total number who are women: 74
D. Total number who are men: 76
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 8
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 146
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 4
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 0
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.): 0
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students: 0
A. Total number of instructional faculty: 35
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 8
C. Total number who are women: 18
D. Total number who are men: 17
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 2
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 28%
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 5
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 2
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.): 0
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students: 0
A. Total number of instructional faculty: 185
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 56
C. Total number who are women: 92
D. Total number who are men: 93
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 10
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 174
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 9
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 2
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.): 0
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students: 0

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio: 9
based on ____ students: 2,024

Undergraduate Class Size

2-9: 146
10-19: 146
20-29: 144
30-39: 71
40-49: 29
50-99: 13
100+: 2
Total: 405
Total: 0

Source: Haverford College's Common Data Set 2024-25

About Haverford College

Haverford College is a very small private university in Haverford, PA, in a city setting.

What Haverford College looks for

Haverford College accepts roughly 12%, which means a strong application is necessary but not sufficient. Most admitted students are at or above the mid-50 in test scores and have at least one extracurricular thread that AOs read as substantive. The supplements matter. The "why us" essay is where many otherwise-strong applications fall apart, because it reads as a Mad Libs of the school's website rather than a real plan.

Frequently asked

What SAT score do I need for Haverford College?
Haverford College's middle 50% SAT range is 1460 to 1550. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Haverford College?
Middle 50% ACT range is 33 to 35. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Haverford College?
Haverford College admits roughly 12% of applicants. That makes it a reach for nearly everyone, regardless of stats.
What does Haverford College actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $25,314 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Haverford College a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Haverford College as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.

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