Haverford College

Haverford College is a leading liberal arts undergraduate college located outside Philadelphia known for its academic rigor, Honor Code, and beautiful arboretum campus. Haverford offers a one-of-a-kind education. There is no place where students are more trusted, are more directly engaged with their education, and have more opportunities to shape their path.
The core of the classroom experience is learning from the professor's research and scholarship and having the opportunity to be an active, vital participant in every class. It is expected that all students will be involved in research – students are right collaborators and trusted colleagues in the classroom, working directly with the discipline's material and ideas.
Our Academic Centers enrich scholarship beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom. They play an essential role by supporting cutting edge research, invigorating the arts on campus, and sending students across the globe for life-changing experiences that give them firsthand contact with the material they are studying.
The Honor Code is written and governed solely by students. It is an actual example of how students determine the course of their Haverford experience. Students here are uncommonly engaged in the life of the community: In addition to governing the honor code, students serve on hiring committees, manage budgets, and run more than 140 clubs and organizations.
Our serene campus, located just outside Philadelphia, is a beautiful and stimulating environment. The campus has 200 acres of award-winning architecture and landscaping, more than 50 academic, athletic and residential buildings, and a nationally recognized arboretum with 400 species of trees and shrubs, a 3.5-acre duck pond, gardens, and wooded areas.
Our rigorous academic program focuses on individual growth, intellectual exploration, and pushing each discipline's boundaries. Most classes are taught seminar-style with an emphasis on discussion and debate. Haverford's small size makes possible a highly personalized, hands-on educational experience. Professors work side-by-side with students to do high-level research while also developing analytical thinking and pushing the boundaries of each discipline. Haverford's intentionally diverse curricular requirements ensure that our students are well-rounded, expansive thinkers. Students take courses in each of three major academic divisions for various ideas, concepts, and intellectual approaches.
The Admission process at Haverford is conducted as a comprehensive, holistic review in which each application is treated personally and individually, with extraordinary care and attention to detail.
Haverford faculty members are internationally recognized thought-leaders dedicated to working closely with undergraduates. The core of the classroom experience is learning from the professor's research and scholarship and having the opportunity to be an active, vital participant in every class. It is expected that all students will be involved in research – students are right collaborators and trusted colleagues in the classroom, working directly with the discipline's material and ideas.
Our Academic Centers enrich scholarship beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom. They play an essential role by supporting cutting edge research, invigorating the arts on campus, and sending students across the globe for life-changing experiences that give them firsthand contact with the material they are studying. Whether your research takes place on campus or across the globe, the Academic Centers provide funding, support, and resources for those who want to design their high-level scholarship. The Haverford College Libraries act as a locus of intellectual activity supporting the Haverford community's teaching, research, and learning needs.
When it is time to put your studies on hold, there is so much fun to be had at Haverford. Here, you have just as much freedom to fill your recreational calendar as you do to forge your academic path. Living so close to so many peers makes it easy to build on shared interests, take impromptu trips to Philadelphia, join one of more than 145 clubs, and meet tons of new people.