Student’s Home Country: China
The computer science and fine arts double major is pursuing a master’s degree in engineering, focusing on computer graphics and game technology, at the University of Pennsylvania.
International Students
202
Currently enrolled students with permanent addresses outside of the U.S.
13.7%
International student percentage of student body
47
Countries and Territories represented:
Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Romania, Rwanda, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Recent International Alumni and Students
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Student’s Home Country: India
The political science major from Gurgaon, India, is in Philadelphia this summer working for the Council of American-Muslim Relations
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Student’s Home Country: Syria
Inspired by his own experiences as a Syrian refugee, Ahmed Haj Ahmed ’26 combines his academic interests with his drive to help other refugees.
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Student’s Home Country: Singapore
In his thesis, the double major in physics and computer science focuses on quantum error correction.
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Summer Centered: Haitong Lian '27 Studies the Locomotion of Carolina Wolf Spiders on Complex Terrain
Student’s Home Country: China
The prospective physics major has gained valuable hands-on experience in her quest to improve the lives of others through medical engineering.
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Student’s Home Country: Philippines
The anthropology and linguistics double major compared and analyzed how diasporic and homeland communities express and convey their identities.
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Student’s Home Country: China
The computer science major is working as a rotation software engineer at Apple, focusing on artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Student’s Home Country: Turkey
The philosophy major and German and German studies minor is pursuing a Ph.D. in philosophy at DePaul University.
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Student’s Home Country: China
Zhang, a psychology major, neuroscience minor, and Velay scholar, is heading to Ontario Veterinary College.
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Student’s Home Country: Nepal
The double major in computer science and math currently serves as an Associate Software Engineer at Morningstar Inc., a financial-services company based in Chicago.
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Student’s Home Country: Nepal
The math and computer science double major explored the applications of finite fields in cryptography.
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Student’s Home Country: U.A.E.
The growth and structure of cities and fine arts double major reimagined more humane housing for migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates’ Dubai.
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Student’s Home Country: China
Wei’s thesis examines the destruction and rebirth of Los Angeles’ Chinatown and the vision and agency of second-generation Chinese American civic leaders and architects who realized it.
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Student’s Home Country: Rwanda
Niyodusenga worked at the Dalun Information, Communication, and Technology Center, a critical space for young people in nearby communities to gather and learn important technological skills.
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Student’s Home Country: Poland
The economics major and Spanish minor joined Bain & Company as a management consultant this fall.
On Campus Resources
Office of International Student Support
The Office of International Student Support (ISSO) partners with international students and assists them during their academic career at Haverford College. The resources our office provides include: guidance prior to arrival at Haverford, International Student Orientation, advising on F-1 visa regulations, and community building programming. ISSO also supports Haverford’s Curricular Practical Training program.
ISO Program's Student Resource People
The Student Resource People are available for one-on-one conversations, hold small workshops and conversations, and advocate for the needs of the ISO cohort within the larger Haverford community.
International Student Orientation
ISSO hosts International Student Orientation (ISO) over the five days immediately preceding the start of the Customs program for incoming international students, which include F-1 visa holders, and US citizens and legal permanent residents residing abroad.
Chesick Scholars Program
The Chesick Scholars Program provides a welcoming community and a suite of workshops, seminars and experiences that have been especially designed for first-generation college students and/or students who come from low-income (FLI) backgrounds.
International Student Association
The International Student Association (ISA) is a student-run organization that provides a support network for the International Student community. We organize social, cultural, and career events to give international students a space where they can feel more at home. Our goal is to embrace all the different backgrounds of Haverford students and promote understanding of international culture.
Videos
International Student Q&A
Watch the recording to learn more about being an international student on our campus. Hear from current students, in addition to Haverford’s Assistant Director of Admission and Coordinator of International Admission, Christina Butcher, and Natasha Weisz, Assistant Dean for International Student Support.
Hear from an International Student
Check out our full YouTube playlist as Yasmin Silva Nilsson '26, a native from São Paulo, Brazil, answers all things related to Haverford College and what it's like being an international student on campus.
Contact
Assistant Director of Admission and Coordinator of International Admission
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jramirez1 [at] haverford.edu
Request Information/ Join Mailing List
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Digital Resources
Check out the international student brochure
