Haverford College

Haverford College offers students better learning for broader impact as scholars, creators, citizens, and practitioners. Committed to critical inquiry and ethical practice in local and global settings, we foster an inclusive intellectual learning community to prepare students for lives of integrity, ambition, and purpose. Haverford is a leading liberal arts undergraduate college located outside Philadelphia that is known for its academic rigor, Honor Code, and beautiful arboretum campus. There is no place where students are more trusted, are more directly engaged with their education, and have more opportunity to shape their own 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 true collaborators and trusted colleagues in the classroom, working directly with the material and ideas of the discipline. 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’re studying. The Honor Code is written and governed solely by students. It is an important example of the ways in which 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.