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H a v e r f o r d
C o l l e g e
“In the grand tradition
of liberal arts — taking
joy in the study of a
wide range of human
knowledge — there is no
better college education
than the personal and
intense brand offered
at Haverford.”
JUAN WILLIAMS ’76
NEWS ANALYST, FOX NEWS
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academics
Academic Programs
Senior Thesis
The Academic Centers
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the honor code
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Plenary
Student Government
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the arts
Fine Arts
Music
Theater & Dance
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at h l e t i c s
Varsity Teams
Facilities
Club Sports
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community
Customs
Organizations & Clubs
Residential Life
Philadelphia
Quick Facts
Applying to Haverford
Financial Aid
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academics
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A Haverford
education is about
writing and speaking,
problem solving,
expanding and
contrasting ideas,
and learning
how to think.
A Haverford
education is an
experience like
none other.
The MAGILL LIBRARY houses more
than half a million volumes
and provides access to 2.5 million
more through a catalog system
that connects it to libraries
at neighboring Bryn Mawr and
Swarthmore Colleges. The campus
also has three smaller libraries,
specializing in science, astronomy,
and music. Haverford has
numerous special collections,
including the renowned Quaker
collection and the Cricket
library, and rare book collections
that include a first folio of
Shakespeare’s plays and first
editions of Newton, Einstein,
Darwin, Copernicus, and
Cervantes.
Students choose a major at the end of sophomore year,
embarking on a deep and detailed inquiry into at least one
particular discipline. Of the 32 courses required for graduation,
at least 19 must be outside the major. Many departments also offer
the opportunity to minor.
MAJORS.
Anthropology
Archaeology
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Culture &
Society
Classical Languages
Comparative
Literature
Computer Science
Dance
East Asian Studies
Economics
English
Fine Arts
French
Geology
German
Greek
Growth & Structure of
Cities
History
History of Art
Interdisciplinary
Physics
International Studies
Italian
Latin
Linguistics
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Romance Languages
Russian
Sociology
Spanish
Statistics
Theater
This Haverford experience is built upon the core
ideas of the traditional liberal arts, placing emphasis
on the dual pursuit of depth and breadth in one’s
education, on building a diversity of intellectual
skills and capabilities, and on the joy of learning
for its own sake.
Haverford is also built on the virtues of the tightly
knit residential college, embracing the notion
that the greatest learning and growth occur in an
active, engaged, connected, and outward-looking
community. Haverford distinguishes itself with the
high value placed on relationships, colleagueship,
and collaboration in the pursuit of knowledge and
personal and intellectual growth. And Haverford
draws deeply from its Quaker history, embracing the
ideals of seeing the inherent value of every individual,
of open and honest questioning and confrontation,
and holding fast to a sense of responsibility to the
greater world.
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our Haverford experience will be a profoundly
personal, intellectual, engaging, and practical
education. Haverford will guide you in the
realization of your enormous potential, lead you to
discover previously unconsidered avenues, help you
to develop a broad range of critical thinking, problem
solving, and communication skills, and prepare you
to go out and change the world in your own way.
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In a world that traditionally offers a choice between
the typical “teaching college” and the “research
university,” Haverford offers a third way. A Haverford
education takes the best of both, offering students
an intimate yet limitless experience that takes full
advantage of the inextricable link between teaching
and research, and is distinguished by the degree
of emphasis on true collaboration in the pursuit and
creation of knowledge.
CONCENTRATIONS AND PROGRAMS
Choosing a major is a challenging and exciting decision. To
make matters even more interesting, we also offer a variety
of programs and nearly 30 areas of concentration—academic
programs specifically linked to departmental majors.
4 + 1 Engineering Program with The University of
Pennsylvania
3+ 2 Engineering Program with Cal Tech
Africana & African Studies
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Creative Writing
Chinese
Education
Engineering
Environmental Studies
Film Studies
Gender & Sexuality Studies
Geoarcheology
Geochemistry
Hebrew & Judaic Studies
Independent Materials Science
Japanese
Latin American & Iberian Studies
Mathematical Economics
Mathematics Education
Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies
Neuroscience
Peace, Justice & Human Rights
Pre-Business
Pre-Law
Pre-Health
Scientific Computing
Writing Program
Your four years at Haverford will be
spent wrestling with ideas, concepts,
and problems; taking advantage
of an incredible range of facilities,
experiences, and opportunities;
and pushing and being pushed to
learn and grow in every way.
DID YOU KNOW? Philip Noel-Baker, Class of 1908, captained the British track team upon which
the movie Chariots of Fire is based, and later won the 1959 Nobel Peace Prize.
AT A G L A N C E
50%
students with a minor
or a concentration
1%
classes with more than
40 students
65%
students who continue
their education
after graduation
2000+
courses across the
Tri-College consortium
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The basics of Haverford set the stage for
all of this to happen: an undergraduateonly student body where every course
is taught by a professor, a student-faculty
ratio of 8:1, an average class size of
15 students, 99% of students (and over
60% of faculty) living on campus, a
216-acre arboretum campus located
eight miles from center city
Philadelphia, and an academic program
that offers students over 50 areas of
study and more than 675 courses.
But while other institutions claim some
or many of these characteristics, the
experience at Haverford is deepened
by so much more. Emanating from our
Quaker roots and supported by our
Honor Code, an unparalleled sense of
trust, concern, and respect pervades the
entire community at Haverford and
informs the relationships students have
with each other and with their
professors. There is a profound spirit
of collaboration, cooperation, and
inspiration — in which we are driven to
greater heights by each other, rather
than in spite of each other. Diversity
in all of its forms — diversity of
thought, of culture, of background, of
experience — is valued highly and is seen
as integral to a Haverford education.
In fact, Haverford boasts one of the
most diverse student bodies and faculties
of any small college in the country.
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Education should always reflect a joy
in the exploration of everything the
world around us holds and the desire to
reach for one’s greatest potential. Your
time at Haverford will be about the
kinds of direct engagement with ideas,
issues, materials, and — above all — people that are key to this sort of active,
invigorating, fulfilling education.
MARC MELITZ ’89
PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS,
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Marc Melitz was the product of a
French educational system that
he calls more “impersonal and
rigid” than the typical U.S. high
school experience. “At Haverford,
I was very attracted to the tight
community, among the students
themselves and between the
students and the faculty,” he says.
Small classes and friendships that
stand strong today are his fondest
memories of the College.
The most important lesson Melitz
learned at Haverford was how
to think independently, as well as
how to convey those thoughts to
others in discussion or in writing.
“As an academic, I rely on that
foundation every day in
my own work, both in and out
of the classroom,” he says.
Our faculty remain deeply engaged
in the scholarly work of their
fields for the benefit of Haverford
students. The core of the classroom
experience at Haverford is learning
from your professor’s direct research
and scholarship, and having the
opportunity to be an active, vital
participant in every class you take.
You will find an unsurpassed faculty at
Haverford — scholars who are at the tops of their
fields, who nevertheless dedicate themselves to an
undergraduate-only institution. This shapes not
only the classroom; it is expected that all Haverford
students will be involved in research during their
time at Haverford — collaborating with professors
on projects, working directly with the material
and ideas of the discipline they are studying.
Haverford is also one of the very few institutions
at which every student will produce a senior thesis
or project. This capstone academic experience, a
reflection of both the opportunities that exist here
for direct engagement and the trust we have in our
students, offers every Haverford student the chance
to develop and execute their own original scholarly
work. Such an experience should not be reserved
only for those students in an “honors” program;
all of our students are both capable and deserving
of such a demanding and fulfilling project and,
indeed, their undergraduate education would be
incomplete without it.
RECENT SENIOR THESES
“PP2A Complexed with B’_ Regulates TCRmediated Cell Fate Via Phosphorylation in
Immature and Mature T-cells” (Biology)
“Partitioning and Distribution of
Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants
in Marine and Freshwater Sediments”
(Chemistry)
“Pipelining: Hazards, Methods of
Optimization and a Potential Low-Power
Alternative” (Computer Science)
“An Expensive Paradox: Externalities and
Implications of the Bottled Water Industry
in the United States” (Economics)
“Musical Politics: The Political and Social
Significance of African-American Folk
Music in The Autobiography of an ExColoured Man” (English and Music)
“Living, Destroying, Creating: The
Overcoming Ressentiment in Nietzsche
and Socrates” (Philosophy)
“Photoconductive Properties of SelfAssembling Chiral Porphyrins” (Physics)
“The Color of Money: Philanthropy and
the Green Revolutions in India and SubSaharan Africa” (Political Science)
“Communicative Non-Word Vocalizations:
Behavioral Patterns, Autism Spectrum
Disorder Risk, and Communicative
Significance” (Psychology)
“Hezbollah’s Rhetorical Construction of a
Divine Resistance: God, Satan and the
Will to Die” (Religion)
DID YOU KNOW? Haverford’s campus is an arboretum with 12 state champion trees
and approximately 3.25 trees for every student.
“Tierra inestable: trazando la nueva
geografia cultural en Flores de un solo dia
y Las peliculas de mi vida” (Spanish and
English)
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Supporting students and faculty in their endeavors at
Haverford are three academic centers: The Koshland
Integrated Natural Sciences Center, the Hurford
Center for the Arts & Humanities, and the Center
for Peace & Global Citizenship. These Centers play
an essential role in daily life at Haverford, whether by
invigorating the arts on campus, supporting cuttingedge research, or sending Haverford students across
the globe on internships. Above all, the Centers
provide myriad opportunities for students and faculty
to enrich their scholarship and activity and to engage
beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom.
The curriculum, faculty, and facilities at Haverford
offer an extraordinary range of possibilities. Adding
to this already rich array, Haverford, Bryn Mawr,
and Swarthmore Colleges together comprise a
consortium of schools known as the Tri-College
Consortium, or “Tri-Co.” Students can cross-register
for classes amongst the three schools, and there is
significant extracurricular and social interaction.
This remarkable relationship allows each school to
retain the strengths of the small college experience,
while offering the expanded resources and
opportunities usually found at a larger university.
And if this is not enough, Haverford students have
the option of taking courses at the University of
Pennsylvania (including Wharton) and have
the great city of Philadelphia at their fingertips.
Juliana Morgan-Trostle ’12 studied
abroad in Buenos Aires her
junior year where she conducted
research into why Argentina was
the first South American country
to legalize gay marriage but
continues to criminalize abortion.
Last fall, Morgan-Trostle returned
to Argentina as the recipient of a
U.S. Student Fulbright Award. The
grant allows the political science
major, Spanish minor, and Latin
American Studies concentrator to
continue the research she began
during her semester abroad.
“Argentina is the only country
in the world where same-sex
marriage is legal but abortion
is not, and it’s also vehemently
opposed,” says Morgan-Trostle,
whose senior thesis examines that
paradox. “My hypothesis is that
the same-sex marriage movement
framed the issue as one that
related to democracy and equality
and nondiscrimination whereas
abortion is a confrontation
between morality and life, and
so the former has had positive
policy outcomes while the latter
has not.”
For her research, Morgan-Trostle
is working with Católicas Por el
Derecho a Decidir - Argentina
(Catholics for Choice - Argentina)
and analyzing the response of
social movements to several
recent major court decisions
affecting abortion access.
In the future, Morgan-Trostle
plans to pursue a law degree with
a focus on international human
rights, and reproductive rights in
particular. “Reproductive rights is
a topic I became really passionate
about during my time at
Haverford,” says Morgan-Trostle,
who started a club called Vox
(Voices for Planned Parenthood)
and has worked with the Student
Health Advisory Committee.
She credits her time at the College
with nurturing her interests,
helping her earn her Fulbright
and giving her the tools to be
successful in her research in
Argentina.
“Anita Isaacs, who was my
advisor, was enormously helpful,”
she says. “She hired me as a
research assistant the summer
after my sophomore year to go to
Guatemala, and I learned so much
from her about how to interview
and how to conduct primary
research.”
The Center for
Peace & Global Citizenship
Tibetan children praying on the top of
Big Uncle mountain, Chendo, Tibet. Chris
Healy ’09 pursued a self-designed international
internship that included English teaching, NGO
work, and linguistic research in Tibet.
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RIGHT: Molly Braun ’12 and Laura Zipin ’11
traveled to Koderma, India, to work with Holy
Family Hospital and St. Clare’s School as part of
the Indian Health and Education Internship.
Isobel Grad ’11 interned at Solid
Ground, an organization in Seattle that
educates lower-income families about food
security and sustainable food production. Grad
recently won a Watson Fellowship to travel
to Iceland, Greece, Madagascar, and India to
study the social value of local food systems.
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The Center’s activities are diverse, but generally fall
into one of the following categories:
The CPGC funds a robust program
of DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS . Interns
have worked with a variety of
organ­izations, from large inter­national development agencies to
small community-based groups.
Upon their return to Haverford, all
interns are required to enroll in a
fall-semester class designed to
place social justice work in historical, cultural, and political
perspective.
is an urban,
residential post-graduate program
for six Haverford graduates each
year. Residents live and serve
in Philadelphia, exploring global
citizenship locally and strength­
ening Haverford’s connections
with the city.
HAVERFORD HOUSE
The CPGC provides FACULTY/
CURRICULAR SUPPORT , helping
teaching and mentoring.
The Center funds student,
staff, and faculty attendance
at OFF-CAMPUS CONFERENCES
AND WORKSHOPS related to
its mission.
The CPGC arranges ON-CAMPUS
EVENTS with speakers, activists,
and academics to engage
members of the Haverford
community in meaningful
dialogue on issues of peace
and global citizenship.
The CPGC supports individual
and group SERVICE LEARNING
PROJECTS with a strong
intellectual grounding and
practical benefit to the community.
The Center funds STUDENT
RESEARCH related to course
work in peace and social justice
throughout the academic year.
Haverford faculty members in their
efforts to integrate experi­ential
and service learning into their
The CPGC is one of the most visible examples of
the College’s Quaker ethos, grounded in testimonies
of peace, lives of service, and a concern for the world
at large. The Center also supports the scholarly
mission of the College by serving as an incubator
of fresh ideas and by providing a link between
classroom instruction and experiential learning.
The Center sponsors and funds a long list of activities
and programming, including more than 60 summer
internships each year, joint faculty– student experiential
learning programs in places like Guatemala,
Indonesia, and Rwanda, and a monthly discussion
series open to all members of the community. In
short, the CPGC exists to expose all members of the
Haverford community, and especially students, to the
key global issues of the day so that they can better
equip themselves to help solve these problems
beyond Haverford’s campus.
RECENT CPGC SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
“Social Change through Arts and
Education” (Ahmedabad, India)
“Microfinance Expansion in Senegal”
(Dakar, Senegal)
“Falling Through the Cracks: Orphanages
and Asylum Seekers in Brussels”
(Brussels, Belgium)
“Community Development &
Empowerment of Women through
Sustainable Agriculture”
(Esteli, Nicaragua)
“Social Welfare and Development in
Shanghai” (Shanghai, China)
The Cedar Park neighborhood of
Philadelphia, home to Haverford House.
“Promoting Early Educational
Opportunities: Developing Curriculum
and Practicing Pedagogy”
(Dalun, Ghana)
“The Beat Poets as Cultural Pedagogues”
(Portland, Oregon)
“Economic Solidarity Research”
(Cuernavaca, Mexico)
“Preventative Reconstruction:
Galvanizing Ethiopian Youth to Avoid
Street Life” (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
“Rebuilding Lives, Restoring
Communities: Ex-Offender Reentry and
Reintegration” (Boston, Massachusetts)
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The CPGC supports a broad range of student and
faculty projects that seek to further our under­
standing of conflict, discrimination, and inequality
both at home and abroad and to contribute toward
creating a better world through study, research,
and action.
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The Center for Peace & Global Citizenship (CPGC)
connects the College’s academic programs with
the wider world in ways that highlight Haverford’s
historic commitment to the study and promotion
of social justice and interest in global issues.
The Marian E. Koshland
Integrated Natural
Sciences Center
The personal, hands-on nature of the
education and the emphasis on student
research and scholarship make Haverford
ideal for students interested in studying
the sciences.
Haverford ranks 13th among all U.S. colleges
and universities in sending students to Ph.D.
programs in the sciences, and Haverford has
one of the highest rates of acceptance to
medical school.
RIGHT: Katie Sheline ’13 received funding
from the KINSC to join Assistant Professor
of Environmental Chemistry Helen White
and a team of scientists on a research cruise
studying how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
and the chemical dispersants used to break
up the oil are affecting marine life at the
bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
It was a remarkable year for Samuel
Rodriques ’13. The physics major
won the highly competitive Churchill
Scholarship, Honorable Mention for
the National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship
Program, and was one of just 15
students selected from a pool of
over 700 applicants for the Hertz
Graduate Fellowship Award.
The Hertz Fellowship offers the
most generous support in the
nation for graduate education in the
applied physical, biological, and
engineering sciences. The $250,000
award does not have traditional
research funding restrictions, giving
Fellows the freedom to innovate.
The aim of the Fellowship, according
to the Hertz foundation, is to
support “the Ph.D.-directed effort of
the young men and women who can
be expected to have the greatest
impact on the application of the
physical sciences to human
problems during the next
half-century.”
Rodriques is interested in how
computational power can be used to
advance knowledge in neuroscience.
“We can study individual neurons.”
But what has only recently begun to
be explored is the intermediate
scale—the clusters of neurons that
make up brain regions, such as the
visual cortex. “To really understand
how the brain works you have to
understand how these clusters work
and how they interact,” Rodriques
says. “And to do that, you need to
do computations and simulations.”
“What I am interested in doing,”
says Rodriques, “is establishing a
connection between psychological
phenomena and the behavior of
neurons.”
Rodriques has found strong mentors
at Haverford, and cites in particular
three physics professors, Walter
Smith, Stephon Alexander, and Peter
Love. “They have been really
instrumental in helping me through
my entire time at Haverford,” he
says. “It’s one of the great pleasures
of teaching at Haverford to work
with students like Sam as they
develop and fulfill their potential,”
says Love.
This fall, Rodriques heads to
Cambridge to pursue an M. Phil. in
computational biology through his
Churchill Scholarship. He will then
use the Hertz funding to support a
five-year Ph.D. program at M.I.T.,
where he has already been
accepted.
The KINSC provides stipends to both students
and faculty for summer research and scholarship
(including research opportunities abroad), funding
for students to travel to professional meetings
and workshops, and funding for the development
of on-campus symposia covering topics in
interdisciplinary areas.
The collaborative research conducted by the
faculty, staff, and students in KINSC laboratories
is at the forefront of their respective disciplines
and is supported by our outstanding facilities.
The KINSC is equipped with superb computer and
research laboratories, seminar rooms, and classrooms.
In chemistry, advanced instrumentation, lasers, and
biochemical facilities support both coursework and
research. Labs for nanofabrication and tunneling
microscopy, biophysics, and non-linear fluid dynamics
highlight physics facilities. The biology department
is equipped for molecular and cellular biology
and the study of genetics, immunology, and macro­
molecular structure.
The STRAWBRIDGE OBSERVATORY houses
12-inch and 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescopes that are actively used by
students in Haverford astronomy
classes. The telescopes are also
periodically made available for
public use with students
and/or professors present
to provide assistance
and background
information about what
is being viewed.
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The KINSC supports Haverford’s position at the
leading edge of academic excellence in the sciences,
offering a range of programming and support that
promotes close collaboration between faculty and
students. Professors bring their research expertise
to the classroom and, in turn, student skills and
energies contribute to the Center’s ongoing research
programs through intramural and extramural
research opportunities.
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The 188,000-square-foot Koshland Integrated Natural
Sciences Center (KINSC) houses the departments
of biology, chemistry, physics, computer science,
psychology, and mathematics, and serves as a platform
for collaborative scholarly activities among faculty
and students who share a passion for scientific inquiry
across a diverse and interdisciplinary range of topics.
The John B. Hurford ’60
Center for the Arts &
Humanities
RIGHT: And the Winner Is... investigated
competition, cooperation, and community
through a series of artist residencies, curricular
interventions, and a massive skee-ball
tournament involving all members of the
Haverford community: students, faculty, staff,
and visitors. The Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery served
as the arena for the 11 tournament rounds and
1,920 players, yielding one winner and
completing the exhibit’s title on its final day:
And the Winner Is Nick Kahn.
BELOW: From Non Doctior, a fake ethnographic
museum of Haverford history staged by the Drop
Shot student art collective, an interdisciplinary
group of students who have repurposed one of
the College’s old squash courts as a multifaceted
exhibition-performance-discursive space, here
temporarily transplanted to the Center’s Cantor
Fitzgerald Gallery.
To this end, the HCAH provides an extraordinarily
broad range of support and programming. Student–
faculty research in the humanities is supported by
academic-year stipends, summer research assistant­
ships, and internships. The HCAH also sponsors
student seminars and reading groups.
The HCAH administers Dialogues on Art, bringing
together students and faculty to visit exhibitions,
performances, and screenings of contemporary art
STUDENT SEMINARS are
interdisciplinary not-for-credit
classes designed and run by
students, with topics ranging
from same-sex marriage to the
relationship between poetry and
polynomials. Students are invited
to propose a theme or subject
that they would like to explore
in a group setting (six or seven
participants) with the help of a
faculty advisor, who helps develop
the syllabus. All books, materials,
and refreshments are funded
by the Center, and each student
receives a generous book stipend
to purchase other materials
related to the topic.
Recent seminars include
“Asperger Syndrome and its Role
in Literature and Film,” “Textual
Embodiements from Plato to
Kindle,” and “Music and the
Sacred.”
READING GROUPS , proposed by
students or faculty, provide an
opportunity for the close reading
of a text or texts outside the
boundaries of a formal classroom
setting. Past reading groups
include Finnegans Wake, Ancient
Greek lyric poetry, Amitav Ghosh,
“Divas,” and “Deploying Terror.”
The student-led BODY TEXT
publishes the sharpest
undergraduate scholarship
by students in the Humanities
and Social Sciences. MARGIN
presents essays, reviews,
creative writing, and visual
media that critically or creatively
engage a common theme,
publishing the work of students,
scholars, artists, musicians,
and writers, both from within
and outside of the Haverford
community.
HUMANITIES INTERNSHIPS
offer students apprenticeships
with nationally recognized
PHILDELPHIA PARTNERS –
museums, historical societies,
publishers, and performing
arts presenters committed
to rich engagement with
undergraduates in Philadelphia.
in the greater Philadelphia area, continuing their
conversations over dinner. The new Mellon TriCollege Creative Residencies Program supports
experimental arts residencies in courses throughout
the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
The Student Arts Fund brings to campus creative
figures across every imaginable discipline and medium,
as well as supports student film, music, exhibitions, and
more. The E. Clyde Lutton ’66 Fund provides
students with support for the planning, organization,
promotion, and production of performing arts at
Haverford.
Overseen by the Hurford Center, the College’s EXHIBITIONS
provides the conceptual and practical frameworks
for presentations in the Cantor-Fitzgerald Gallery,
the Hurford Center Exhibition space in Stokes, and
an assortment of other campus sites, as well as an online
Virtual Museum. Recent exhibits have included:
PROGRAM
Hank Willis Thomas,
Branded Head
from the exhibit
“Other People’s Property”
Courtesy of the artist and
Jack Shainman Gallery,
New York
Eva O’Leary,
Happy Valley, PA
from the exhibit
“White Boys”
Robert Smith-Shabazz,
Venus & Serena Williams
from the exhibit
“People’s Biennial”
SELF-DESIGNED INTERNSHIPS
challenge rising juniors
and seniors to identify host
organizations nationally and
create their own projects.
Finally, the Center anually
supports a host of students
in the PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM
OF ART ’s prestigious Museum
Studies Internship Program.
Steven and
Billy Blaise Dufala,
Long Runner
from the exhibit
“Problemy”
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Through initiatives organized under four intersecting
domains — scholarship, teaching, arts, and public
forums — the HCAH sponsors programs promoting
deeper connections between classic humanistic
study and contemporary intellectual, artistic, and
ethical currents in the wider public world.
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The John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts &
Humanities (HCAH) enhances the intellectual and
cultural life at Haverford by fostering challenging
exchange among faculty, students, and diverse
communities of writers, artists, performers,
thinkers, activists, and innovators.
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the honor code
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the honor code
Through the Honor
Code, Haverford
students enjoy
a bond of trust
and mutual respect
that shapes all
aspects of their
academic and
community lives.
The Honor Code
is one of Haverford’s
oldest and greatest
traditions.
In the academic context, the
Honor Code engenders an
immediate sense of trust and
colleagueship between students
and faculty and creates a
relaxed, personal atmosphere.
Here students celebrate handing
in their exams by tossing them to
the front of the room.
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PREAMBLE TO THE HAVERFORD HONOR CODE
T
he Haverford Honor Code encompasses both the
academic and social spheres of life, influencing
everything from the spirit of intellectual inquiry
to personal interactions. The Honor Code is not
a set of rules, but rather an articulation of ideals and
expectations emphasizing genuine connection
and engagement with one another, and the creation
of an atmosphere of trust, concern, and respect.
The Honor Code is also completely student-run — one of the clearest demonstrations of this trust.
Some of the more concrete reflections of the
Honor Code include students taking tests without
proctors and scheduling their own final exams, the
absence of RAs in the dorms, and the lack of an
enrollment deposit for admission. But the impact
of the Honor Code goes much deeper.
Haverford is a community of talented, motivated,
and serious-minded individuals, and yet Haverford is
also a remarkably down-to-earth, friendly place that
values collaboration over cutthroat competition
and where you will find an extraordinary sense of fun.
The Honor Code helps to create an environment in
which students feel comfortable and at home, and at
the same time challenged, pushed, and stretched.
the honor code
“As Haverford students, we seek an environment
in which members of a diverse community
can live together, interact, and learn from one
another in ways that protect both personal
freedom and community standards. For our
diverse community to prosper, we must embrace
our differences and be mindful of our varied
perspectives and backgrounds; this goal is only
possible if students seek mutual understanding by
means of respectful communication. The Honor
Code holds us accountable for our words and
actions, and guides us in resolving conflicts by
engaging each other in dialogue.”
JACKIE BRADY ’89
MANAGING PRINCIPAL,
CANOPY ADVISORS
Even before she entered
Haverford, Jackie Brady had an
“inkling,” she says, that she’d like
the College’s Quaker traditions—
and she was right. Those
traditions have, in fact, proved
invaluable to her career, allowing
her to manage employees with a
calmness and level-headedness
that grew out of her Haverford
experience. “I hope the College
never loses that element of its
character,” she says.
When she thinks of Haverford
today, Brady envisions a place
filled with talented leaders who
approach life with healthy
doses of humor and humility.
“People take what they’re doing
seriously, but they don’t take
themselves too seriously,” she says.
“When I was an undergraduate,
this made for a wonderful
environment in which to learn—
and now that I’m a Board
member, it’s a great environment
in which to serve.”
Instituted in 1896, the Honor Code serves as one of
Haverford’s oldest and greatest traditions. But equally
important as its history, the Honor Code is a living,
vital part of life at Haverford. In addition to the
Honor Code being entirely student run, it must be
re-ratified each year by the student body. At an
all-student session known as Plenary, students gather
to debate and revise the Honor Code, and a vote is
taken. Real discussion occurs and real changes are
made, making this a dynamic Honor Code over which
the current student body has complete ownership.
The Haverford traditions of student involvement and
self-governance go well beyond the Honor Code,
too. Students’ Council has complete control over the
$400,000 activities budget. Students sit on all major
committees at the College, serve as representatives
to the Board, and even sit on hiring committees for
new faculty. Drawing from our Quaker roots, most
decisions at Haverford are made by consensus, and the
student voice is valued on the same level as all others.
It’s not uncommon at Haverford to
find unlocked bicycles on lawns,
backpacks casually strewn in a
lobby, or laptops humming in the
library while their owners dash
out for a quick snack. A culture
of mutual respect helps ensure a
level of comfort and security you
don’t find in many other places.
also an opportunity to suggest
new programs for the Haverford
community. Campus initiatives
such as the Experimental College
(a program of student-run, not-forcredit courses) and the Committee
for Environmental Responsibility
found their roots in a Plenary
session.
The Honor Code provides a way to
understand the relationship between personal
freedoms and community standards, as it
supports diversity of thought and promotes
an atmosphere of open dialogue and inquiry.
Haverfordians push each other to think more
provocatively and deeply and at the same
time feel a responsibility to one another.
DID YOU KNOW? The College’s first female students arrived as transfer students in September 1977, and Haverford went fully co-ed three years later.
the honor code
At PLENARY (pictured below left),
the semiannual meeting of the
Students’ Association of Haverford,
students may change the
constitution and the Honor Code
as well as address current issues
at the College. Plenary meetings
have been known to go late into
the night, as students who support
and oppose amendments try to
come to consensus. Plenary is
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This degree of student involvement creates an
extraordinary atmosphere and community on campus,
but its influence extends well beyond. The Honor
Code and the extensive opportunities for leadership
and involvement are essential to a Haverford education,
providing a framework for integrating the life
of the mind with the real world. Our graduates leave
Haverford prepared to impact and serve every
community they join.
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the arts
Haverford is rich
with academic and
extracurricular
offerings in the arts
and is alive with
culture, enhancing
the intellectual
and aesthetic life of
the College.
Creative and
artistic expression
are essential
dimensions of life
at Haverford.
The music department offers a full curriculum
of theory, composition, and musicology, and
the faculty cover an unusually broad variety of
disciplines.
Additionally, the department supports 30 to 40
musical performances on campus every year.
The 70-plus member Orchestra prepares two
major programs each year, and singing groups
such as Chamber Singers (30-voice touring choir)
and Chorale (150-plus-voice symphonic choir)
perform regularly. Student chamber ensembles,
solo instrumentalists, and vocalists also give
formal and informal recitals each year.
ARTS COURSES
currently offered to Haverford students include:
Symphonic Technique
and Tradition
Theory and Practice
of Conceptual Art
Creative Nonfiction
Tonal Harmony
Printmaking
20th Century Theories
of Acting
Approaches to Dance
Music Composition
Music, Film, and Narrative
History of Photography from
1839 to the Present
Jazz and the Politics of Culture
Fundamentals of Theatre Design
Chinese Calligraphy
Composers, Players, and
Listeners in the 17th and
18th Centuries
Haverford’s CHAMBER SINGERS rehearse in Roberts Hall. The group’s
many diverse performance locations have included Ghana, Puerto Rico,
Poland, Costa Rica, and Venezuela.
“We want to show how the arts are integral to the whole fabric of life: to
intellectual life as well as the life of society, the life of culture. The arts are
a part of what it is to be human.”
Professor Lloyd was
recently appointed by the International Federation for Choral Music to a
three-member panel of conductors to develop a mentorship program in
Ghana as part of the Conductors Without Borders initiative.
TOM LLOYD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC.
the arts
A
t the core of the arts at Haverford are the
music and fine arts departments, and
the theatre, dance, and creative writing
programs based at Bryn Mawr. Through the
combined arts program with Bryn Mawr, Haverford
offers more breadth and depth than the typical small
college for students who want to participate in the
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The analysis, creation, and enjoyment of art are
integral to the fabric of a liberal arts education, and
opportunities in the arts at Haverford are available
to every member of the student body — from the most
experienced and talented to the student exploring
the arts for the first time.
The Fine Arts curriculum includes painting,
drawing, sculpture, photography, and
printmaking, providing students the opportunity
to build a strong arts foundation as well as
a focused, honed specialty.
Haverford’s studio arts program also combines with
Bryn Mawr’s renowned art history department to
provide an in-depth experience for those with strong
artistic interests. Our diverse, experienced faculty
is composed of artists who actively create and show
their work, and who are accessible to and engaged
with their students.
JUAN WILLIAMS ’76
NEWS ANALYST, FOX NEWS;
AUTHOR, THURGOOD MARSHALL:
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY AND
EYES ON THE PRIZE: AMERICA’S
CIVIL RIGHTS YEARS, 1954–1965
A secondary education at a Quaker
prep school, and the fact that
his brother, Rogelio Williams,
graduated from Haverford in 1969
were significant influences on
Juan Williams’ decision to attend
Haverford. An interview with
then–Dean of Admission Bill Ambler
sealed the deal. “He—along with
my professors at Haverford—
challenged me about who I was
and who I thought I could be
intellectually and spiritually.”
Thinking and writing critically and
engaging in productive debate are
skills he uses daily in his career
as a journalist, and he learned
them, he says, at Haverford.
“As a student, you knew you were
among the best and brightest,
and you felt compelled to compete
at a higher level,” he says.
“My education made me a stronger,
more capable individual.”
There are numerous galleries on campus, including
the museum-quality Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery,
allowing Haverford to host major exhibitions as
well as to show student and faculty work. James
House serves as the student center for the arts, and
Lunt Café, a student-run coffee house, provides
a performance space for student and non-student
musical performances.
A number of programs further enhance the arts at
Haverford, including the Hurford Center’s TriCollege Creative Residencies Program, which
supports artist residencies with departments from all
three academic divisions; the Tuttle Fund for the
Development of Visual Culture across the
Curriculum; the College Art Collections Management
and Exhibition program; and the Student Arts Fund,
which allows Haverford students to pursue creative
interests that build upon, complement, and go beyond
the offerings of the formal curriculum.
is a studentgoverned home for the arts.
Replete with studio space, a
kiln and a pottery wheel, tons
of random art supplies, comfy
thrift-store furniture, and
meeting spaces for campus arts
organizations, James House
offers 24-hour, seven-day-a-week
support for student artistic energy.
In April 2011, Michael Rushmore
’14 (a street art aficionado and
blogger) invited several street
artists to campus for “Street
Communications,” a Student Arts
Fund-sponsored panel discussion,
resulting in a permanent mural on
James House by artist Gaia.
JAMES HOUSE
at Haverford
reflect the broad range of
activity and opportunity, and
include a printmaking studio,
a foundry, large and small
performance spaces, practice
rooms with pianos, a studentrun theater space, photography
darkrooms, dance performance
space, and a recording studio.
ARTS FACILITIES
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the arts
AT A G L A N C E
30+
pianos (mostly grand)
in campus
practice rooms
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campus galleries and
exhibition spaces
45+
arts–related clubs
125+
arts courses offered
at Haverford
and Bryn Mawr
Additionally, the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for
the Arts & Humanities coordinates many of the arts
initiatives on campus and integrates the arts into the
overall Haverford experience. The Hurford Center
supports student endeavors through the Student
Arts Fund and sponsors regular activities like
Dialogues on Art. The Center also promotes artistic
programming through a steady stream of exhibitions
across campus, by supporting the Artists in Residence
program, and through the Virtual Museum.
Student initiative and activity also play a major role
in the liveliness of the arts at Haverford. There are
more than 45 arts-related clubs and organizations
at Haverford, ranging from the Bi-College Jazz Band
to the Make Art Happen, Black Squirrel Records to
the Haverford Review, Dancing Under the Influence
of Music to Greasepaint Productions. There are
multiple improv comedy troupes, journals, music
groups, and theater companies, and some have claimed
that there are more a cappella groups at Haverford per
capita than at any other college in the world.
DID YOU KNOW? Ira DeAugustine Reid, a sociologist, was one of the first African-American professors at a northern liberal arts college,
joining Haverford in 1948 from Morehouse College where he had been a mentor to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
LIGHTED FOOLS , a sketch comedy
and improv troupe, is among the
many student-run arts groups on
campus. Performing all original
sketches, Lighted Fools serve
the Haverford and Bryn Mawr
communities heaping loads of the
satirical, weird, and zany. Alumni
from the troupe have gone on to
perform in New York at the Upright
Citizens Brigade Theater and
Magnet Theater, Chicago City Limits
and the Improv Olympics in Chicago,
and at the Los Angeles Upright
Citizens Brigade Theater.
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athletics
Athletics allows
students to grow
and learn, express
creativity and
leadership, and
strive for excellence
just as they do in
the classroom,
in the laboratory,
or on stage.
Sports have always
played an essential
role at Haverford.
“My team draws from the
encouragement we get from
our coaches, professors, and
classmates every time we push
ourselves in practice, refuse
to quit in a game, and support
each other on and off the court.
Playing for Haverford allows my
teammates and myself to play
the game we love for a group we
can call family and a college we
can call home.”
SHANNON SMITH ’15,
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
Hand-in-hand with our on-field success, Haverford
athletes also represent excellence as scholars.
Twenty-six Haverford graduates have been named
NCAA Postgraduate Scholars, 12 have been named
Academic All-Americans, and, for 2012–2013, 194
Haverford athletes made the Centennial Conference
Honor Roll. Alumni who played intercollegiate
athletics at Haverford include former University of
Iowa and Cornell President Hunter Rawlings ’66
(basketball league MVP), physics Nobel Prize winner
Joe Taylor ’63 (soccer star), and Rhodes Scholar
Andrew Lanham ’10 (cross country team captain).
At Haverford, you can compete and challenge
yourself at the highest level without sacrificing
your identity as a student, scholar, and full
community member. Our athletic program
provides the opportunity for every member of
the community to include physical activity and
expression in their education, in keeping
with the College’s mission of excellence
and individual growth.
Haverford boasts the only
varsity cricket team in the
nation, but the Fords find plenty
of opposition from other colleges
and clubs in both the fall and spring
seasons. In 2011, the Haverford XI performed
a demonstration at the National Baseball
Hall of Fame as the Hall opened its exhibit
called Swinging Away: How Cricket and
Baseball Connect.
athletics
H
averford boasts a long history of supporting
the highest ideal of the scholar athlete.
Beginning with the establishment of a varsity
cricket team in 1864, our history includes the first
college soccer game under modern rules (vs. Harvard
in 1905) and the first basketball game east of the
Mississippi (vs. Temple in 1895) — both of which we
won! More recently, our teams regularly compete for
Centennial Conference championships and at the
NCAA Division III regional and national levels.
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Haverford athletics are integrated into the broader
liberal arts experience of our students, reflecting the
belief that physical education and activity contribute
to one’s personal and intellectual growth. To this
end, Haverford offers an exceptional array of athletic
opportunities, ranging from intercollegiate varsity
teams, competitive club teams, an intramural program,
instructional classes, and recreational activities.
Fifty-three percent of our students participate in some
organized sport, and opportunity exists for all of our
students to take part in and benefit from athletic pursuits
at a variety of levels.
THE DOUGLAS B. GARDNER ’83
INTEGRATED ATHLETIC CENTER
(GIAC) , opened in October 2005,
TONY PETITTI ’83
CEO, MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL NETWORK
Coming from a small high school,
Tony Petitti was pleased to find
a similar close-knit community
at Haverford, and to receive the
same kind of personal attention
from professors and coaches.
There was little about the College
that he didn’t appreciate: the size
of the classes, his relationships
with students and faculty
members, and the opportunity
to play baseball, which he says
was “key” to his social life.
“Everything at Haverford felt
hands-on,” he says.
Now the head of his own
organization, Petitti strives to
create a workplace environment
that mirrors his Haverford
experience. “People are
encouraged to share their
opinions and be respectful of
others’ viewpoints,” he says.
“That atmosphere of respect
for the community is, to me,
what Haverford is all about.”
serves as the center for athletic
activity on campus. This 100,000square-foot facility features a
1,200-seat gymnasium with three
full wood basketball/volleyball
courts; fencing and squash
venues; a large multi-purpose
room for dance and martial arts;
and a 7,200-square-foot fitness
center serving the entire campus
community. The GIAC was built
as Haverford’s first true green
building. The Center makes
extensive use of natural light, rain
water runoff, and solar panels,
to name a few innovations, and
earned LEED certification at
the gold level.
The Alumni Field House also
provides extensive facilities for
athletics and recreation. The
58,000-square-foot facility was
resurfaced in 2008 to include
four tennis courts and a 200-meter
oval that comprise the Gary
Lutnick Tennis & Track Center.
Haverford’s outdoor facilities
include the recently resurfaced
all-weather 400-meter track and
nine of the finest playing and
practice fields at any college.
Kannerstein Field, the newly
renovated and enhanced baseball
facility, opened in the spring of
2012 and has already played host
to the Centennial Conference
championship.
In 2012-2013, the men’s
cross country, men’s and
women’s soccer, women’s
softball, men’s tennis, and
men’s track teams all
competed at conference
championships and 194 of
our athletes were named
to the Centennial
Conference’s Academic
Honor Roll.
DID YOU KNOW? In 1997, Karl Paranya ’97 became the first (and still only) Division III athlete to run a sub–four-minute mile, clocking 3:57.6.
COED TEAMS:
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Fencing
Indoor
Track & Field
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Cricket
Haverford varsity athletes have been
recognized with dozens of nationally
prestigious academic awards and
fellowships, including 11 Rhodes
Scholars, 9 Fulbright Scholars, and 22
Watson Fellowship winners. Fords have
won 27 individual national
championships and earned 288 All
American selections.
In addition to a robust varsity program,
Haverford students participate in a
variety of competitive club sports,
intramural programs, and recreational
activities. Depending on the interest level
in a given year, Haverford offers men’s
and women’s crew, men’s rugby, men’s
and women’s ultimate Frisbee, men’s and
women’s soccer, and coed badminton and
golf at the club level, as well as intramural
basketball, flag football, soccer, and
dodgeball.
athletics
WOMEN’S TEAMS:
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Fencing
Indoor
Track & Field
Lacrosse
Soccer
Squash
Tennis
Track & Field
the spring and both softball and men’s
tennis played into their respective
tournament’s championship final.
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MEN’S TEAMS:
Thirty-six percent of Haverfordians
perform on 23 varsity teams, 18 of which
play in the highly competitive Centennial
Conference. It was another strong year
for Haverford athletics. Men’s cross
country raced to first-place finishes at the
conference and regional meets then
closed the season at nationals tied for
second place. The men’s and women’s
soccer teams captured their first
Centennial tournament crowns, earning
their way into the NCAA tournament, a
first for the men. The winter brought a
pair of 1,000-point scorers from the
women’s basketball team, an E-Division
title for women’s squash at the national
tournament, and the Barnaby Award,
presented annually at the national
tournament for the most improved men’s
team, for the squash team. Men’s indoor
track, keyed by an individual national
champion and a fourth-place relay,
finished tied for tenth at the national
meet. The men’s outdoor track & field
team brought home a Centennial title in
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community
Students at
Haverford are
given considerable
autonomy to craft
the kinds of
experiences they
wish to have — and they are given
the responsibility, the
resources, and the
respect necessary
for that to happen.
Haverford’s most
distinctive feature
is its community.
This shared responsibility for our community and
for each other’s education directs our attention
outward, too, because we believe that each of us has
the ability to change the world. And when you leave
Haverford, you will join the thousands of Fords
who draw from their Haverford experience to make
the most of their opportunities in life and impact
the world in myriad ways.
At Haverford, we know that personal and intellectual
growth comes from the full range of experiences
one has as part of an educational community —
through experiences in class, research and independent
scholarship, co-curricular and extra-curricular
opportunities, experiences on and off campus, social
and residential experiences, and of course through
the many ways that these intersect. “Haverlife” is
lived to the fullest, and every aspect — academic,
social, extracurricular, and beyond — is embraced
with an amazing mix of fun, inspiration, excitement,
and seriousness of purpose.
“What I love about Haverford is that every person has an interesting
story and passion to share. We have all somehow found each other in
this close community where we can share our interests such as politics,
journalism, sports, science, photography, music, or even organic
farming with each other. People at Haverford are passionate about
learning and supporting each other.”
CHRISTINA LEE ’14
Founder’s Bell rings to commemorate special occasions, such as commencement, and
provides intrepid seniors an opportunity to leave a permanent mark on the College.
community
The Haverford Honor Code, the residential
focus, and a culture that emphasizes achievement
rooted in collaboration and curiosity rather than in
competition all play essential roles in creating this
special environment. Students at Haverford also
have tremendous autonomy and a strong voice in
the College’s operations, engendering a sense of
both freedom and responsibility.
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At the heart of students’ experiences at Haverford are
the friendships and relationships they develop. People
live and work together, deeply invested in each other
and committed to an environment in which every
person is valued and pushes and challenges one another
to the highest levels of growth and development.
is an
annual event put on by Fords
Against Boredom (FAB). All
FAB activities are free and
open to everyone at Haverford,
and include Ben & Jerry’s
Bingo, midnight bowling, and
a biweekly film series.
IRON CHEF HAVERFORD
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
SERVICE, ACTIVISM & AWARENESS
Haverford has more than
145 groups who publish
magazines, host symposia, sing a
cappella, discuss religion and
spirituality, stay politically active,
maintain a system of student
self-government, dance,
demonstrate, and create.
Here’s a sampling:
Amnesty International
Eighth Dimension
The Haverford Garden Initiative
The Peace Army
The Spectrum After-School
Program for Autistic Children
EarthQuakers
Sexuality & Gender Alliance
Street Outreach
Women’s Center
ACADEMIC
Debate Team
Experimental College (ExCo)
Fords Study
Global Business &Finance Club
Pre-Health Society
The Haverford College
Pre-Law Society
Rufus M. Jones Institute for
Leadership
Science Club
Quiz Bowl Team
Model United Nations
Pre-Vet Society
French Club
SPIRITUAL & RELIGIOUS
Baha’i Club
Center for Jewish Life Chabad House
Episcopal Campus Ministry
Buddhist Sangha
Christian Fellowship
Jewish Student Union
Newman Society
Muslim Students Association
Quaker Community
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Body Text / Margin
Feathers & Fur
Haverford Journal
Haverford Review
The Clerk
The Fell
The Record (Yearbook)
WHRC Haverford Radio
Without a ___(noun)___
Magazine
SPORTS & RECREATION
Badminton Club
Crew
Equestrian Club
Golf
Martial Arts Alliance
Outdoors Club
Lame Ducks Ice Hockey
Rugby
Running
Skate Club
Ski/Snowboard
Soccer
Triathlon Club
Ultimate Frisbee
Yoga
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Honor Council
Joint Student-Administration
Alcohol Policy Panel
Quaker Bouncers
Special Events Committee for
Students
Students’ Council
Student Health Advisory
Committee
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
International Students
Association
Muslim Students Association
Alliance of Latin American
Students
Asian Students Association
Bi-Co Japanese Culture Club
Bi-College Korean Students
Association
Black Students League
South Asian Society
MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
Black Squirrel Records
Chaverim
The Humtones
Federation United Concert Series
Greasepaint Productions
Jazz Appreciation Society
Lighted Fools
The Outskirts
Students’ Concert Initiative
DANCE
Bellydancing Club
Haverford College Dance
Company
Rhythm ‘N Motion Dance Co.
Swing Dance
VISUAL ARTS
Drop Shot
Photography Club
James House
SPECIAL INTERERST
Anime Club
Chess Club
Food Science Club
Fords Against Boredom
Game Development Club
Home Brewery Club
When the Lights Go Out:
Horror Movie Club
Speakers, conferences, art
exhibits, concerts, lectures,
sports events — at any given
time, Haverford bursts
at the seams with activity.
Much of this buzz comes from Haverford’s offering of
more than 145 clubs and organizations, ranging from
working for the weekly Bi-College News newspaper to
rowing for men’s or women’s club crew, to submitting
a poem to the Haverford Review, to joining one of the
College’s many a cappella groups. There are religious
groups and service organizations, including the Housing
Outreach Action Program, which sends students to
rural areas during fall and spring breaks to work on
low-income housing construction, and Haverford
House, an urban Philadelphia community outreach
project affiliated with the Center for Peace &
Global Citizenship.
The Women’s Center provides cultural and informational
events and activities for the entire campus, and many
student groups coalesce around racial, cultural, and
ethnic identities, including the Black Cultural Center,
the Alliance of Latin American Students, the Asian
Students Association, and the International Students
Association. Every one of these organizations is open to
every member of the student body, and the Office of
Multicultural Affairs organizes and sponsors events
centering on diversity for the entire campus community.
Haverford supports group identity and a rich, intentional
community in which diversity is a major component.
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32%
students of color
13 mph
speed limit on the
Haverford campus
98%
freshmen who return
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All of these groups and activities have one thing in
common: students run them. There are faculty and
staff mentors you can count on for assistance and
advice. But in keeping with a philosophy that values
independence in the context of a community, student
activities are, by and large, precisely that: for, of, and
by you, and no doubt you will participate in many, lead
quite a few — and perhaps create some of your own.
Beyond clubs and organizations, Haverford students
play a central role in the administration of the
College. Students have enjoyed a long tradition of
self-governance and, stemming from Haverford’s
Quaker roots and the principles of the Honor Code,
the student perspective is deemed essential in the
decision-making processes of the College. Haverford
students serve on all major committees, serve
as representatives to the Board, and sit on hiring
committees for new faculty.
loans in a Haverford
financial aid package
DID YOU KNOW? Haverford’s name is derived from the Welsh word for “goat crossing.”
It’s thanks to the FEDERATION OF
UNITED CONCERT SERIES (FUCS)
that Aesop Rock, Diplo, Matt and
Kim, The Mountain Goats, Animal
Collective, RJD2, Beach House,
Immortal Technique, Vampire
Weekend, and The Blow have all
graced Haverford—along with well
over 100 other bands in the past
few years. FUCS is a student-run
group and exists solely to bring
great music to Haverford.
CUSTOMS —a hectic fiveday, student-run orientation
program—is one of Haverford’s
most important traditions
and where everything begins.
Customs introduces you to
‘Haverlife’ and marks the start
of many lifelong friendships.
During your first year, you will live
in a “Customs Group” of 12–16
first-year students along with
two or three “Customs People,”
upperclass students who lead the
orientation activities and serve as
guides and mentors throughout
the year. Each Customs Group also
has a live-in Upper Class Advisor
(UCA), a trained junior or senior
who has excelled academically and
knows the curriculum well.
“Haverford prepared me for the unexpectedness of life,” says Shruti
Shibulal ’06. College traditions such as the Honor Code and the senior
thesis taught her how to be self-sufficient and accountable for her
actions. She also honed her leadership skills as the head of three
different student organizations. “I am confident that I can work on
any kind of project and interact with people from all walks of life.”
SHRUTI SHIBULAL ’06
OWNER, CAPERBERRY RESTAURANT, BANGALORE, INDIA
A great education derives from the opportunities to
engage directly with people, materials, resources, and
ideas. At Haverford, nearly everyone lives on campus
(including more than 60% of all faculty), allowing
for these essential interactions to occur — whether
through organized and structured events or the allimportant spontaneous experiences that happen at
any time of day.
serves as a
meeting place for students, faculty,
and staff to discuss local and
global concerns while enjoying
fresh-brewed organic fair trade
coffee, a variety of herbal teas,
and specialty confections baked
by our very own student bakers.
THE CPGC CAFÉ
is open seven days
a week, providing a full coffee
bar, beloved Skeeters Pizza,
and late-night grub (the Coop
is open till 1 a.m. on Friday and
Saturday nights).
THE COOP
The majority of students live in singles, and students
can choose from living arrangements that include
suites (groupings of single rooms that share a common
lounge), on-campus apartments with kitchens
and private baths, and houses that were originally
private dwellings. Two new dorms in the heart of the
campus—one for first years and one for upperclass
students—opened in fall 2012. Cultural spaces such as
La Casa Hispanica and the Black Cultural Center also
serve as dormitories, and there are a number of theme
houses around campus, including Environmental
House and Quaker House. Consistent with our belief
that Haverfordians share a common experience,
Haverford has no fraternities or sororities.
is an independent,
student-run coffee shop serving
high-quality coffee and espresso
drinks, specialty sandwiches, and
various appetizers and desserts.
Lunt is also a valuable student
space, hosting club meetings and
artistic and musical events.
LUNT CAFÉ
The residential experience at Haverford
connects you with the diversity and activity
of the community.
With seven colleges within four miles, Haverford’s
more immediate vicinity has the feel of an extended
“college town.” Within walking distance you will find
coffee houses, bookstores, pizza and Philly cheesesteak
emporia, a broad range of restaurants, and the Bryn
Mawr Film Institute. The proximity of Bryn Mawr
and Swarthmore Colleges gives students easy access
to tri-college events and other programming. Shuttle
busses run between the three campuses throughout
the academic year.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Barnes Foundation
Rodin Museum
The Franklin Institute
Phillies
Sixers
Eagles
Flyers
Crew races on the Schuylkill River
Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Folk Festival
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Mann Music Center
Philly cheesesteaks
Soft pretzels
The Italian Market
Chinatown
Reading Terminal Market
King of Prussia Mall
South Street
Penn’s Landing
Independence Hall
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia Zoo
Valley Forge Historical Park
Lancaster and Amish Country
Devon Horse Show
community
Philadelphia provides a wealth of historical, cultural,
and social resources, including world-class museums,
renowned restaurants, professional sports teams,
and venues for concerts and the performing arts.
The urban environment is also rich with service and
volunteer opportunities; most Haverford students
take advantage of this proximity to get involved.
PHILLY HIGHLIGHTS
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Haverford’s campus is a nationally recognized
arboretum, and the natural beauty and extensive green
space alongside the elegant and simple architecture
provide an extraordinary setting for one’s education.
But Haverford’s location — just eight miles west
of Philadelphia, the second-largest city on the
East Coast — means that you also have access to the
opportunities of a huge metropolis. Whether you
are looking for big-city excitement or simply want
a change of scene, whatever you seek is within easy
reach thanks to excellent public transportation — including the local train station, just a five-minute
walk from campus.
The majority of Haverford students
continue their education after
graduation, many at the top schools
in the world. Recent graduates
have gone on to programs at the
University of Chicago, Duke, Johns
Hopkins, Harvard, MIT, UCLA, the
University of Michigan, Cambridge,
Berkeley, and the University of
Pennsylvania, just to name a few.
TIM IFILL ’03
MATT JOYCE ’03
CO-FOUNDERS,
PHILLY FELLOWS
Matt Joyce and Tim Ifill have
always been service-minded.
At Haverford, they ran Street
Outreach, through which
students made weekly trips to
Center City, taking with them
sandwiches, soup, and friendship
to the homeless. Later, they
went on to start Philly Fellows,
a year-long service program for
recent college graduates.
Joyce is now Executive Director
of GreenLight Philadelphia and
credits Haverford with inspiring
him: “I had the chance to learn
about urban issues alongside
a team of people with the
same concerns and interests
as myself,” he says. Ifill, now
executive director of Philly
Fellows, adds, “We all have
a collective responsibility to
choose what kind of community
we live in, and one of the most
valuable things about Haverford
is how it prepares you for this.”
Just as your community experience will
expand from your Customs Group to
like-minded friends with whom you shared
non-academic experiences to your fellow
majors, you will soon realize that the
Haverford community is worldwide.
International diversity is just one
component of this, with nearly 40
different countries represented in the
student body. The curriculum also
reflects the importance of connecting
Haverford to the wider world, embracing
the exploration of the key global issues
of the day. And most Haverford students
literally take their education around
the globe, through one of the dozens of
summer internships sponsored by the
Center for Peace & Global Citizenship
or by participating in one of more than
60 study abroad programs.
Global engagement does not end after
graduation, either. Our graduates find
themselves with a world of opportunities
in front of them and uncommon success
in pursuing their interests and goals.
Haverford boasts one of the highest rates
of admission to medical and law schools,
and 65% of our graduates continue their
education within five years of graduation.
Our alumni across the globe are
well-known for going out of their way to
help current students however possible,
and once you are out in the world you
will find thousands ready to assist you in
countless ways. The same bonds you
share with your fellow students also
connect you with those who were here
years or even decades before.
Once again, it all comes down to
community: a shared sense of values,
challenging and inspiring each other
in the joy of pursuing our ambitions,
looking at life through the eyes of
all others around us, and imagining
ways to enrich the world of which
we are all a part.
DID YOU KNOW? Haverford has at least one alumnus to make People magazine’s
“Sexiest Man Alive” list—Daniel Dae Kim ’90, actor from Lost.
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community
Haverford has a large and growing
population of international students,
and many students arrive on campus
speaking two or more languages.
We seek to create a rich and diverse
global community on our campus—
one of the many essential components
of a top-tier liberal arts education.
Pictured here is ZUBROW COMMONS ,
a central student hangout and study
space, where a flag is hung to reflect
every country represented in the
student body.
STUDY ABROAD. Haverford encourages interested
students to spend a semester or a year abroad as part
of their education. Each year, more than 130 students
take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad,
in places that include:
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belgium
Botswana
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
England
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Morocco
The Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Russia
Scotland
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Trinidad
Turkey
Q
Quick Facts
Founded in 1833,
Haverford is the OLDEST
The College has one of
the OLDEST HONOR CODES
strong sense of personal
responsibility, intellectual
integrity, honesty, and
genuine concern for
others. In academic life,
the Code manifests
itself in many ways, most
notably in take-home tests
and unproctored final
exams. The Honor Code
is visible early in the
life of a Haverfordian;
IN THE UNITED STATES
NO FINANCIAL DEPOSIT IS
and one of very few with
a social dimension.
Established over 100 years
ago, the Code is not a
set of rules but a
student-ratified system
of SELF-GOVERNANCE IN
of students who
are accepted to Haverford
and who decide to attend.
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
IN NORTH AMERICA
WITH QUAKER ORIGINS.
Haverford is located on
the Main Line, EIGHT
MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN PHILADELPHIA .
BOTH ACADEMIC AND
SOCIAL LIFE. Under the
Honor Code, Haverford
students are expected to
develop and maintain a
REQUIRED
Haverford is among the
very few colleges and
universities in the United
States that practice
need-blind admission for
U.S. citizens or permanent
residents. HAVERFORD
MEETS FULL FINANCIAL
NEED OF ALL ADMITTED
who are eligible
according to the College’s
formula and procedures.
STUDENTS
Haverford’s SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS , within
the Magill Library, are
among the most extensive
collections of Quaker
documents and history
in the world.
The C. Christopher Morris
1904 Cricket Library
maintains the LARGEST
COLLECTION OF CRICKET
LITERATURE AND
MEMORABILIA IN THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
Haverford’s 216-acre
campus is a NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED ARBORETUM ,
with more than 400
species of trees and
shrubs. The campus
landscape plan was
originally designed by
William Carvill, an
English gardener.
There are more than 2,000
CROSS-REGISTRATIONS
between Haverford and
Bryn Mawr each year.
In addition, a small
percentage of Haverford
students choose to
major at either Bryn Mawr
or Swarthmore.
Haverford also offers
a 4+1 ENGINEERING
PROGRAM in conjunction
with the University of
Pennsylvania; students
earn their bachelor’s
degrees from Haverford,
and then, through Penn,
obtain their master’s
degrees with one
additional year of study.
Many Haverford students,
especially juniors, take
advantage of the College’s
various STUDY ABROAD
PROGRAMS (over 60
programs in more than 30
countries). Recently,
students have studied at
the London School of
Economics; Cambridge
and Oxford Universities;
the University of
Botswana; the University
of Melbourne, Australia;
Universidad de Chile in
Santiago; and the Sophia
University in Tokyo.
Haverford also has
exchange programs with
other colleges, including
Claremont McKenna
and Pitzer in California
and Spelman in Atlanta.
Student Body
1,205
total enrollment
53% 47% 32%
women
men
students of color
12.9% New England
13.4% Pennsylvania
11.9% Midwest & Central U.S.
32.7%
Mid-Atlantic (not including PA)
12.8% Pacific Coast
8.3% South
8.5% International
campus location: number of miles to . . .
Philadelphia: 8
Washington, DC: 147
Bryn Mawr College: 1
Baltimore: 105
Boston: 321
Swarthmore College: 10
New York City: 106
UPenn: 7.5
Academics
class size: % of classes with . . .
popular majors
0%
100%
fewer than 10 students
35.6%
fewer than 30 students
91.6%
students living
on campus
8:1
23%
97%
student:faculty ratio
faculty of color
faculty living
on campus
99%
61%
full-time faculty
with highest degree
in their fields
Honors, Scholarships, Prizes
Fulbright Scholars: 38
Rhodes Scholars: 21
Fulbright Exchanges: 58
Senator George Mitchell
Scholar: 1
Nobel Prize Winners: 3
Pulitzer Prize Winners: 6
Luce Scholars: 10
Truman Scholars: 7
Goldwater Scholars: 24
NCAA Postgraduate
Scholars: 27
Guggenheim Fellows: 20
Thomas J. Watson
Fellows: 62
Carnegie Endowment
for World Peace Junior
Fellows: 2
Jack Kent Cooke
Scholars: 2
Marshall Scholar: 8
36%
Gates-Cambridge
Scholar: 1
National Science
Foundation Fellows: 32
Beinecke Scholars: 5
Winston Churchill Fellows: 3
Miscellaneous
students who
play an
inter­collegiate sport
Benjamin A. Gilman
International Scholars: 17
Tuition & Fees
students
who study
abroad
alumni who attend
graduate school
within five years
47%
65%
$45,018
13,810
room and board
408
student activity fees
210
first-year orientation fee
$59,446
Haverford students are admitted to medical school, law school,
and other professional schools at rates that are significantly higher
than the national average, and that are comparable to those of
other highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities.
tuition
Approximate costs for
the 2013–2014 academic
year, plus expenses
for books, travel, and
personal expenditures
admission
50 students or more: 0.3%
45
81%
fewer than 20 students
Biology
History
Economics
English
Political Science
Psychology
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Applying to Haverford
Welcome! We are delighted that you are interested in
Haverford College. We hope the viewbook has been
helpful in bringing Haverford to life for you, and in
expressing many of the qualities that make Haverford
the extraordinary and unique place we know it to be.
With this next section we hope to make the admission process as transparent as
possible, to give you the best sense of how to present yourself to us. Above all,
your application should convey your passions and interests, the depth and breadth
of your curiosity, a sense of how you think, your desire to both contribute to
and learn from a diverse and challenging community, and your ideas on how you
can contribute to the world around you.
There is no question that this is a challenging process, but we hope it also allows
you to further deepen your perspective on what is important to you. Most of all,
we hope you see the application process as the first step in your college experience
and the beginning of your relationship with Haverford.
OFFICE OF ADMISSION
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041-1392
Phone: (610) 896-1350
Fax: (610) 896-1338
TTY: (610) 896-1436
www.haverford.edu/admission
admission@haverford.edu
We look forward to working with you throughout the admission process.
Please do not hesitate to be in touch with us at any time.
Admission Process
To this end, we consider:
The admission process at Haverford
is conducted as a comprehensive
review, treating each application
personally and individually, and with
extraordinary care and attention to
detail. We aim to provide you with the
opportunity to convey the broadest
sense possible of who you are, what
you have achieved during your
secondary school experience, and how
you will both contribute to and grow
from a Haverford education.
• secondary school transcript;
Our primary consideration in the
evaluation process is academic
excellence. Haverford is interested in
students who demonstrate ability and
interest in achieving at the highest
levels of scholarship and service; who
will engage deeply and substantively
with the community; and who are
intent on growing deeply both
intellectually and personally.
• an interview, which is strongly
• standardized tests (see next
section for required exams);
• teacher and counselor
recommendations;
• quality of writing as demonstrated
in your essays, testing, and
recommendations;
• potential for contribution to the
campus community;
recommended, especially for
students who live within 150 miles
of the Haverford campus.
We give the greatest weight to your
academic transcript. The rigor of
the courses you’ve taken, the quality
of your grades, and the consistency
with which you’ve worked over four
years give us the clearest indication
of how well you will do at Haverford.
Standardized tests also play a role in
helping us evaluate you in comparison
to students taught in many different
secondary schools.
Recommendations, the form and
content of your writing, your potential
for contribution to the campus
community, and your interview also
help the Admission Committee draw
fine distinctions among highly talented
applicants. Financial need does not
influence our admission decision for
U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Application Instructions
REQUIRED STANDARDIZED TESTS
Haverford requires that you submit the
results of the three-part SAT exam and
two SAT Subject Tests; or the ACT
with the optional writing test. If you
submit the ACT, you do not need to
submit any SAT Subject Test results.
Please be sure to take the exams at least
one month prior to the application
deadlines.
You may register online at:
SAT–Haverford Code #2289
www.collegeboard.com
ACT–Haverford Code #3590
www.actstudent.org
INTERVIEWS AND CAMPUS VISITS
• Join an hour-long campus tour
given by a student tour guide.
• Attend an hour-long information
session given by an Admission
officer.
• Have lunch in the student
dining center.
• Visit a class.
• Explore on your own schedule.
Our campus is open, and you can
pick up a map and self-guided tour
brochure at the Admission Office.
Some options aren’t available at certain
times of the year. Check the Haverford
website before visiting: www.haverford.
edu/admission/visiting.
EARLY DECISION
This is a good option only for those
who have decided early in the college
search process that Haverford is their
clear first choice. As an Early Decision
applicant, you agree not to be a
candidate in any other college’s binding
application process. You also agree,
if admitted, to withdraw any existing
applications to other colleges, to not
initiate any new applications, and to
enroll at Haverford.
REGULAR DECISION
Your application should be postmarked
by January 15, and you will receive
our decision by early April. If you are
admitted, you will need to reply to
our offer by May 1. If you wish to
remain on another school’s waitlist
after May 1, let us know, and we
will extend your deadline.
DEFERRED ADMISSION
You may request to defer enrollment
for one year provided you make that
request by May 1. However, you may
not enroll as a full-time student at any
other college or apply to any other
colleges during the year off.
EARLY ADMISSION
If you want to enroll at Haverford after
completing your junior year of high
school, you may apply to do so through
the Regular Decision process (Early
Decision application is not allowed).
You must include a letter with your
application detailing your reasons for
choosing this option. You are also
required to have an interview with a
member of our Admission staff.
TRANSFER, GUEST, AND
SPECIAL APPLICANTS
If you want to be a Transfer Student
(offered for fall entry only), a fulltime Guest Student for a semester or
an entire year, or take an occasional
class or two as a Special Student, you
must use a different application for
admission, which will have different
deadlines and which you can find
on our website.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
We welcome applications from
international students. Currently,
about ten percent of our students
grew up or attended high school
abroad. Our Admission Committee
is familiar with worldwide education
systems. Regardless of your citizenship
or geographic location, you should
follow the same application process
required of any other student. You
are required to submit the same
standardized tests as all other applicants.
If English is not your first language,
we recommend that you take the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
You may register online at:
TOEFL–Haverford Code #2289
www.ets.org/toefl
IB, AP, INTERNATIONAL EXAMS,
AND COLLEGE COURSES
If you have taken International
Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement,
international exams (such as A-Levels),
or college courses during secondary
school, we view this as significant
evidence of your academic accomplish­
ment and preparation. If you have
taken classes at a college or university,
please have a transcript sent directly
from the school to our office.
AFTER YOU APPLY
You will receive a receipt for your
application via email after it is
processed and a second notice by mail
once it is complete. If your application
is incomplete, we will notify you via
email using the email address that you
provide us in your application
(or by postal mail if you do not provide
us with an email address). Please
respond promptly and make sure to let
us know if your email address changes.
FINANCIAL AID
Haverford’s admission policy is
“need-blind” for United States citizens
and permanent residents. This means
that our application decision is based
solely on your achievements, talents,
and promise. Your family’s financial
situation is not considered — it has no
bearing on whether or not we offer you
admission. Please note that Haverford
College has limited financial aid
for applicants who are not citizens or
permanent residents of the United States.
For more information on Haverford’s
need-based financial aid program,
please see the following pages and visit
the Financial Aid link on our website
(www.haverford.edu/financialaid).
admission
Whether or not you have an interview,
you may do any of the following
without making a prior appointment:
Early Decision applications should
be postmarked by November 15,
and we mail our application decisions
by December 15. Early Decision
applicants may be admitted, deferred
for reconsideration with the Regular
Decision pool, or denied admission.
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Interviews are generally available
beginning in March of your junior year
through early January of your senior
year. Please call (610) 896-1350 to
schedule in advance; the earlier you
call, the more likely a convenient
interview slot will be available. As a
high school senior, you may also
schedule an overnight visit during
certain periods of the school year;
again, the earlier you email
(fordovernight@gmail.com), the more
likely a host will be available. If you
live within 150 miles of the Haverford
campus (including New York City,
Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.),
we strongly recommend that you have
an on-campus interview. If you don’t
live within 150 miles of campus, we
still recommend that you interview
on campus if possible. If you are not
able to come to campus, please contact
us after Labor Day about scheduling
an interview with an alumnus or
alumna near your home.
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Financial Aid
Haverford offers a strong financial aid program.
You can afford Haverford! These pages will tell
you more, but also please see our website
(www.haverford.edu/financialaid) to learn more about
the costs of a Haverford education and how to meet
these costs. Do not hesitate to raise questions with
our Financial Aid Office. We are eager to help you.
Haverford’s admission policy is “need-blind” for United States citizens and permanent
residents. Our admission policy is based solely on achievements, talents, and promise.
A family’s financial situation is not considered. However, Haverford has limited financial
aid for applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Financial Aid decisions are made according to a need-based allocation formula.
Haverford does not offer any financial aid on the basis of academic, musical, athletic, or
other evaluation of merit (because all Haverford students have very high qualifications!).
For many years, Haverford has provided aid to all admitted students eligible under the
College’s formula.
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041-1392
Phone: (610) 896-1350
Fax: (610) 896-1338
TTY: (610) 896-1436
www.haverford.edu/financialaid
finaid@haverford.edu
Filing deadlines and sources for obtaining the forms necessary to apply for financial
aid are also available at the website.
Haverford Financial Aid
Highlights
• Need-blind admission
decisions for all U.S. citizens
and permanent residents
Expenses
Haverford’s fees for 2013–2014 are:
Tuition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,018
Room and Board. . . . . . . . . $13,810
Student Activity fees. . . . . . . . . $408
• Haverford meets 100% of
First-Year Orientation fee. . . . $210
demonstrated need for all
admitted students
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,446
• Haverford has eliminated
loans from its financial aid
packages, replacing them
with additional grants
• Grants and college jobs meet
family needs
• Family assets help determine
parental contribution
• Both parents’ incomes are
taken into account
• Advising is available for
summer and post-college
earning opportunities
Add personal expenses for books and
supplies, clothing, laundry, and
recreation. The actual amount will
vary from student to student, but for
figuring financial aid, we use a standard
allowance of $2,662. For students
living outside a 300-mile radius of
the College, we make an additional
allowance for travel expenses.
No allowance is made for travel
from an international location.
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $385
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $495
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $540
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750
The information on this and the
following page pertains to those
students attending full-time and
seeking a BA/BS degree.
We expect to announce 2014–2015
fees by March 1, 2014.
Evaluation of
Family Resources
We assume that the first source of
support for a student’s college
education will be personal and family
resources, which consist of the
following elements:
PARENTAL CONTRIBUTION
Our analysis of parents’ financial
resources starts with the College
Board’s rationale. Parental income is
a major element in this analysis, but
also considered are assets, family size,
number of children attending
undergraduate college (not graduate
study or parents’ college study), taxes,
and medical expenses. In cases of
divorce or separation or single parents,
the College always and without
exception requires the Financial Aid
Office to obtain financial information
from both parents, including the
information on the Non-Custodial
Parent’s Statement.
If you would like more information
about the federal and College Board
needs-analysis system, you may call
the Federal Student Aid Information
Center at (800) 4-FED-AID or the
College Board at (305) 829-9793.
If a student is dependent upon parents
when first coming to the College,
we require that subsequent financial
aid be determined on our assessment
of the ability of parents to contribute
to the costs of education. The parental
contribution is reassessed annually
on the basis of a current financial
statement. Thus, the level of financial
aid changes from year to year as
College costs change and family
circumstances are altered.
Here are some factors that may make
a difference in the calculated family
contribution.
The following tend to decrease the
family contribution and thus increase
financial aid:
• Loss or reduction of personal income
• Addition of dependent children to
the family
• New unreimbursed medical expenses
in excess of 7.5% of income
The following tend to increase the
family contribution and thus — to the
degree that an increase exceeds an
increase in College costs — to reduce
financial aid:
• Increase in parental or student
income or assets
• Reduction in the number of
dependents
• Reduction in the number of children
enrolled in undergraduate college
SUMMER EARNINGS
Haverford expects students to contribute
to their education through summer
employment. For 2013–2014, the
summer savings expectation for first-year
students is $2000. If a student cannot
meet this expectation and is eligible for
federal aid programs, we can help to
arrange loans to replace summer savings.
PERSONAL ASSETS (SAVINGS,
INHERITANCES, TRUSTS, ETC.)
Assets in a student’s name are
considered available at a rate of
25% each year.
OTHER RESOURCES
100% of such benefits as Social
Security payments, Veterans Affairs
benefits, and tuition assistance from
parents’ employers will be applied
to College expenses.
How Your Financial
Need Is Met
AID FROM NON-COLLEGE SOURCES
We ask students to seek assistance
from all likely government and private
sources of grant and scholarship aid.
A student must apply for federal aid
by filing the FAFSA as well as apply
for state grant programs and some
of the national and local scholarship
programs (as advised by school
counselors). Employers as well as
personal and family relationships
with religious, fraternal, social, and
scholastic organizations are also
potential sources of support.
Outside grants previously reduced
the Loan Expectation portion of our
financial aid packages, but starting
with the Class of 2012, we have
eliminated the $2,500 Loan Expectation.
Now when students receive outside
grants, we will reduce the $2000
Summer Savings Expectation first and
then up to $500 of the Employment
Expectation for a total of $2,500.
Once the $2000 Summer Savings
Expectation and $500 of the
Employment Expectation are used
to offset other outside grants,
Haverford College Grant funds will
be reduced dollar for dollar.
EMPLOYMENT
Haverford students can provide for
personal expenses, books, and supplies
from employment during the academic
year. Campus employers are asked to
give priority to financial aid recipients,
but in recent years nearly every student
who wished to have a campus job has
been accommodated. The Career
Development Office helps students
find on-campus, off-campus, and
summer employment, though there
is no guarantee that students will be
hired in any particular position.
Students find that they can work
8 to 10 hours and still maintain full
attention to their academic work and
participation in many activities.
Students receive paychecks directly
from the College each month.
A campus job would meet up to the
first $2,200 of a first-year student’s
need in 2013–2014.
GRANTS
Haverford College Grants (often
referred to as scholarships) cover
the gap remaining after summer and
campus employment are utilized.
These need-based grants are funds
that need never be repaid. Students
will be automatically considered for
endowed funds used to meet need if
they have the characteristics specified
by the donors. Students need not
apply separately for such funds.
PAYMENT OF COLLEGE BILLS
The Business Office sends out bills
shortly before each semester. The
first-semester bill includes a $600
deposit for a bookstore account against
which students can charge books and
supplies. The deposit must be restored
to $600 for second semester. At year’s
end, any unspent balance is refunded
or credited to the next semester’s
deposit. Grant and loan awards from
or through the College are credited
directly to the account, half each
semester. For more information, contact
the Student Accounts Coordinator in
the Haverford Business Office.
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D Yarnall House
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H Cadbury House
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J Haverford College Apartments
K Bramall & Marshall Tennis Courts
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23 Hilles Hall
24 Harris Hall
25 Gummere Hall
26 Sharpless Hall
27 Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC)
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29 Phebe Anna Thorne School
30 Drinker House
31 James House
32 Squash Courts
33 Whitehead Campus Center/Office
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35 Kim Hall
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