A top liberal arts college, Haverford is a small school with approximately 1,400 undergraduate students. Its motto, "Non doctior, sed meliore doctrina imbutus," roughly translates to "not more learned, but steeped in higher learning," which reflects how engaged students are expected to be with their education.
The school offers about 40 majors, minors and concentrations, including anthropology, chemistry and economics. It has a 9:1 student-faculty ratio, and 36% of its classes have fewer than 10 students.
Despite its small size, it has a vibrant campus; 98% of its students live on campus. More than half the students play a varsity or club sport. For those who are not athletically inclined, the college has 145 clubs that cover interests from archery to Caribbean culture.
Haverford can be expensive; Money estimated the net price of a degree to top $275,000. However, there are generous financial aid packages available. Students with family incomes below $60,000 a year will not have any loans in their financial aid packages, for example.
The campus is only 10 miles from Philadelphia and easily accessible by commuter rail. When students want more academic or social options than they can get from their fellow Fords, classes are available across the street at Bryn Mawr, once their sister school; at Swarthmore, which is a shuttle ride away; or at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
