HAVERFORD MOVES UP IN LATEST U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKINGS

Haverford College is #8 in the 2006 U.S. News & World Report rankings of liberal arts colleges, released Friday, Aug. 19. Also ranked at #8 is Middlebury College.

Last year, Haverford was ranked 9th, tied with Wesleyan.

Haverford is also listed as a best value among liberal arts colleges.

Haverford is also ranked #7 in a newly created guide by Washington Monthly.

For more information, please see the new Web page for the Office of Institutional Research.

The "Best Colleges" 2006 edition hit newsstands Monday, Aug. 22.

U.S. News & World Report 2006 Rankings
Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Williams College
2. Amherst College
3. Swarthmore College
4. Wellesley College
5. Carleton College
6. Bowdoin College, Pomona College
8. Haverford, Middlebury College
10. Claremont McKenna College, Davidson College