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Haverford College

Haverford, PA · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$25,314
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$70,688
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
89.6%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$79,966
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$90,382
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$70,688
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$70,688
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$19,548
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$19,548
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,250
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,0007,531
$30,001–48,0009,388
$48,001–75,00012,007
$75,001–110,00018,171
$110,001+45,991

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
89.6%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
91.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
93.8%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$53,353
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$79,966
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$13,621
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$144.41
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
90.6%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $79,966 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
12.4%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,513
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
33–35
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,430
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
16.2%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
15.4%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
9.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$65,396
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White49%
Hispanic11%
Black4%
Asian13%
Two or more races10%
Nonresident / international11%

Other Four-year institutions in PA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy of Vocal ArtsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albright CollegeNot reported50.7%$58,700
Allegheny CollegeNot reported72.5%$62,069
Alvernia UniversityNot reported55.5%$55,055
American College of Financial ServicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Arcadia UniversityNot reported66.7%$58,336
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchNot reported67.7%$40,457
Bryn Mawr CollegeNot reported81.8%$75,217
Bucknell UniversityNot reported86.3%$93,807
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cairn University-LanghorneNot reported59.7%$44,172
Carlow UniversityNot reported59.9%$51,051

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Economics.$112,050$82,686Not reported
Psychology, General.$63,040$50,706Not reported
Political Science and Government.$62,242$63,293Not reported
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Not reported$63,560Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer Science.Not reported$107,009Not reported
Education, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.Not reported$49,984Not reported
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$49,429Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214Not reported
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10