Haverford College is a leading liberal arts undergraduate college located outside Philadelphia that is known for its academic rigor, Honor Code, and beautiful arboretum campus.
- #801 Ranking
- 1,290 Students
- Private Institution Type
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Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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About
History
Haverford was founded in 1833 by Quakers for whom academic excellence, offered in a setting of tolerance and mutual respect, would serve a larger goal of "educating the whole person".
Education
As a core institutional principle, sustainability animates Haverford's broad mission of stewarding its financial, ethical, and curricular endowments in the interests of educating principled global citizens while safeguarding intergenerational equity as a perpetual institution. Sustainability also specifically represents an imperative of environmental consciousness and accountability that should flow through and bind the curriculum, the co-curricular programming, and the institutional practices, as was articulated in the Plan for Haverford 2020.
Research
The unique four-college exchange program with Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore and the University of Pennsylvania allows them to retain the strengths of the small college experience, while offering the expanded resources and opportunities usually found at a larger university. Haverford students can take a staggering array of classes at any of the Quaker Consortium schools.
Career
The Center for Career and Professional Advising (CCPA) empowers students and alumni to learn about and prepare for meaningful work, as they translate their Haverford liberal arts education into a rewarding life. In short, we are here to help students explore, identify, and realize their career and professional goals.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2019
GSSA 2019
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Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2019
801 100
2018
901
2017
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ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
Clubs and organizations play an active and crucial role at Haverford College. For more information about these groups, type the name of the club for which you are looking in the search box or simply scroll down to see the entire list of the over 145 completely student-run clubs and organizations at Haverford!
Club Resources- Alcohol Policy
- Application for Alcohol at Arts Events
- Club Resource Guide
- Event Planning
- Weekly Consensus / Work
Housing services
- Campus Cash
- Menus
- Care Packages
- Housing Questionnaire
- Room Assignments
Library services
The Haverford College Libraries act as a locus of intellectual activity supporting the teaching, research and learning needs of the Haverford community. The libraries foster curiosity, exploration, introspection, and scholarly engagement for each individual within the Haverford community.Libraries
- Magill Library
- Quaker & Special Collections
- Union Music Library
- White Science Library
- Astronomy Library
ICT services
Computers are an integral part of a Haverford education and IITS aims to support the community in the use of technology for teaching, research, and learning.The College made the switch to HaverApps, or Google Apps for Higher Education, in 2010. This suite includes email, word processing, calendaring, and more.
Medical services
Health Services offers the following health care services:
- Allergy injections
- Alcohol and drug use information and counseling
- Anonymous HIV testing
- Contraception and sexual counseling
- Diagnostic tests (available in-house or at a local lab)
- Evaluation and treatment of illness and injury
- Immunizations
- Medications and medication refills ordered by Health Services
- Nutrition and eating disorder information
Student Life
Campus life
Haverford has experienced minimal problems to date with crime on campus. Life on any college campus, however, is subject to some of the same risks and problems as life elsewhere.
Many parents are concerned about the safety of their child on a college campus away from home. Haverford College understands that concern and accepts its responsibility to employ security measures to ensure that our students enjoy their years at Haverford as free as possible from any threats to their safety or well-being. Haverford College is dedicated to keeping the campus a secure and healthy place to live, work and study.
Sports facilities
The club sports program at Haverford College is designed to provide opportunities for students to participate and compete in a variety of sports not already offered at the varsity level. Members of the clubs sports teams are responsible for the administration and organization of their club activities. Haverford clubs are supported by Students’ Council, the Athletic Department and the Dean’s Office. Any questions should be directed to the Director of Student Activities, Michael Elias.
Student clubs
- Anime Club
- Bi-Co Friends of Israel
- Board Gaming Club
- Brew Club
- Calligraphy Club
- Cancer Sucks!
- Chess Club
- Cornhole Ring of Champions
- Dao Cha
- Dear HaverHuman
- Dodgeball for Black Squirrels (DOBS)
- Drive Club
- EHAUS
- Esperantejo
- Experimental College (ExCo)
- Fantasy Combat Experience
- Food Science Club
- Fords Against Boredom (FAB)
- Game Development Club
- Gaming Club
- Go Club
- Gummere Lounge
- Haverford College Democrats
- Haverford Folk Club
- Haverford Investment Gurus (HIGs)
- Haverford League of Legends Club
- Haverford Music and Arts Club
- Haverford Robotics
- Haverford Transhumanists
- Haverminds
- Lunt Cafe
- Magic: the Gathering Club
Accreditation
Haverford College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is the body that grants accredited status to colleges and universities in our region. Institutions are re-accredited every 10 years through a process of self-study followed by a site visit. The College was re-accredited in 2010, and completed the five-year Periodic Review Report in 2015. The next self-study process will begin in 2019, and conclude in 2020.
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