
Haverford is a leading liberal arts undergraduate college located outside Philadelphia that is known for its academic rigor, Honor Code, and beautiful arboretum campus. There is no place where students are more trusted, are more directly engaged with their education, and have more opportunity to shape their own path.
- 1,479 Students
- 9:1 Student to Faculty ratio
- 98% Live on campus
- 1833 Founded
- 44% Receive a college grant
- 99% Faculty with highest degree in field
Core Values
Haverford is, first and foremost, an educational institution committed to academic excellence and individual growth. A foundational appreciation for continuing revelation and recognizing the inherent value in every person makes Haverford distinct. Our culture is built upon mutual trust, concern, integrity, and respect, reflected in these core values, which each member of the community has a responsibility to uphold.
Academic Excellence and Open Inquiry
We value a rigorous liberal arts education that broadens and enriches intellectual and personal growth, and prepares students for lives of integrity, ambition, purpose, and ethical impact in local and global settings. We value free and open inquiry as fundamental to learning, scholarship, and discovery—the core tenets of academic freedom.
Freedom of Expression
In a diverse learning environment, we welcome differing perspectives, which are essential to the pursuit of truth and knowledge. We have a shared responsibility for engaging in reasoned and respectful dialogue, especially when confronted with ideas counter to our own.
Inclusion and Belonging for All
We value every person’s inherent worth, experiences, and contributions to the community. We strive to maintain an equitable, accessible, and welcoming environment where students, staff, and faculty of all backgrounds, perspectives, abilities, and experiences can learn, work, and thrive.
Ethical Inquiry and Leadership
We seek to understand the potential impacts of our individual and collective research, teaching, creative work, and community engagement to make ethically-grounded contributions to society.
Sustainability and the Natural Environment
We recognize our connection to the environment and act as responsible stewards to support the wellbeing of current and future generations.

The core of the classroom experience is learning from the professor’s research and scholarship, and having the opportunity to be an active, vital participant in every class.
It is expected that all students will be involved in research—students are true collaborators and trusted colleagues in the classroom, working directly with the material and ideas of the discipline.
Alexandra Morrison '18 in the field in Alaska, analyzing a large oil residue sample that was released into the coastal environment in Prince William Sound following the 1964 earthquake. Morrison conducted her senior research with Provost & The William H. and Johanna A. Harris Professor in Environmental Studies and Chemistry Helen White.

Our Academic Centers enrich scholarship beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom.
They play an essential role by supporting cutting edge research, invigorating the arts on campus, and sending students across the globe for life-changing experiences that give them firsthand contact with the material they’re studying.
With support from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, students from Jonathan Wilson’s “Economic Botany” class spent a week studying abundant plants, diverse wildlife, and rich culture in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Honor Code is written and governed solely by students. It is an important example of the ways in which students determine the course of their Haverford experience.
Students here are uncommonly engaged in the life of the community: In addition to governing the honor code, students serve on hiring committees, manage budgets, and run more than 140 clubs and organizations
Students voting on proposed resolutions to the Honor Code at Fall Plenary. A Plenary vote requires a quorum of more than half the student-body and all resolutions are proposed by students.

Our serene campus, located just outside Philadelphia, is a beautiful and stimulating environment.
The campus has 200 acres of award-winning architecture and landscaping, more than 50 academic, athletic and residential buildings, and a nationally recognized arboretum with 400 species of trees and shrubs, a 3.5-acre duck pond, gardens and wooded areas.
A view of Barclay Hall from the Duck Pond

Haverford Headlines
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As he prepares for a career in international development and diplomacy, Diaz is working with the Ira Reid Foundation this summer.
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Kiame Mahaniah '93 Named Mass. Health and Human Services Secretary
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The economics major heads to New York to begin his career as an investment banking analyst at RBC Capital Markets.
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Associate Professor Dan Grin's federally funded research in cosmology provides students with hands-on experience in tackling fundamental questions about the universe. This is Granted, Haverford's series on the impact of federal funding.
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The fellowship supports Lee on her mission to provide compassionate, culturally informed care.
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Bowman explored how Democrats could reconnect with rural voters in Ohio, research rooted in her own upbringing that strengthened her commitment to electoral reform and legal advocacy.
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Through a CBYX Fellowship, Ethan Christman ’25 will study, work, and live in Germany, gaining firsthand experience in European politics and U.S.–German relations.
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Assistant Professor of Biology Amy Cooke's research decodes molecular mechanisms and prepares students for careers in science and medicine. This is Granted, Haverford's series on the impact of federal funding.
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Le studied how some bacteria can build complex molecules in unexpected ways. That research that taught her perseverance and strengthened her commitment to making medicine more equitable.
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Professor Emeritus Bruce Partridge: Funding Cuts Threaten U.S. Innovation
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Through her paleobotany thesis on conifer evolution and a capstone on environmental education, Hametz-Berner explored how science can inform both climate research and community engagement.
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A federal grant supports Assistant Professor Sara Mathieson’s students as they unlock the potential of machine learning to model genomes more accurately and equitably. This is Granted, Haverford’s series on the impact of federal funding.
History in Context
We at the College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land, and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.
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Places to Stay
Here is a partial list of local hotels and bed and breakfasts within 10 miles of the College. There are also a variety of hotels in the greater Philadelphia area as well as other accommodation options on airbnb.com.
Wyndham Alumni House
- Type: Bed and Breakfast
- Address: 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
- Phone: (610) 526-5236
- Distance: 1.3 miles
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Bryn Mawr Guest Suites
- Type: Bed and Breakfast
- Address: 31 Morton Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
- Phone: (610) 520-2669
- Distance: 2 miles
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Fairfield Inn & Suites
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 100 Lawrence Rd, Broomall, PA 19008
- Phone: (610) 355-2335
- Distance: 3 miles
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The Radnor Hotel
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 591 East Lancaster Avenue, St. Davids, PA 19087
- Phone: (610) 688-5800 or (800) 537-3000
- Distance: 4 miles
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The Wayne Hotel
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 139 East Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087
- Phone: (610) 687-5000 or (800) 962-5850
- Distance: 5 miles
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Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 1913
- Phone: (215) 879-4000 ext. 2016
- Distance: 5 miles
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Courtyard by Marriott (Bala Cynwyd)
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 4100 Presidential Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19131
- Phone: 1 866-877-1206
- Distance: 5 miles
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Philadelphia Marriott West
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 111 Crawford Avenue, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
- Phone: (610) 941-5600
(800) 237-3639 - Distance: 5.5 miles
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Residence Inn Philadelphia Conshohocken
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 191 Washington Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428
- Phone: (610) 828-8800 or (800) 331-3131
- Distance: 5.5 miles
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Wayne Bed and Breakfast Inn
- Type: Bed and Breakfast
- Address: 211 Strafford Ave., Wayne, PA 19087
- Phone: (267) 221-2429
- Distance: 6 miles
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Courtyard by Marriott (Devon)
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 762 W Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087
- Phone: (610) 687-6633
- Distance: 7.1 miles
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Hyatt Place King of Prussia
- Type: Hotel
- Address: 440 American Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406
- Phone: (484) 690-3000
- Distance: 10.5 miles
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