by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Haverford College was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social sciences.
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Haverford is also ranked #15 out of 103 schools in Pennsylvania.
Haverford was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Haverford since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 14%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
About 43% of students accepted to Haverford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 700 and 760. Math scores were between 730 and 780.
The student to faculty ratio at Haverford is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Haverford College is 84%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Haverford College has a freshmen retention rate of 96%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Haverford for first-time, full-time students is 85%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,307 undergraduates at Haverford with 1,298 being full-time and 9 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,985 | $7,933 | $6,344 | $20,452 | $40,384 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Haverford, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Haverford, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $10,152 a year. That adds up to $40,608 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Haverford College.
Contact details for Haverford are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041-1392 |
| Phone: | 610-896-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.haverford.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 46 | NA |
| Child Development & Psychology | 38 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 35 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 32 | NA |
| Mathematics | 24 | NA |
| Economics | 23 | NA |
| General English Literature | 19 | NA |
| Chemistry | 18 | NA |
| Physics | 15 | NA |
| Philosophy | 14 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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