Haverford fields 23 varsity teams, and club and intramural options include badminton, crew, golf, soccer, Ultimate, volleyball, and rugby.
53% of our students are on varsity or club teams.
Members of the varsity Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field teams are referred to as Goats. Haverford means “goat crossing” in Welsh. Photo: Michael Branscom.
Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.
As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.
Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.
The Bi-College Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) links rigorous language training to the study of East Asian—particularly Chinese and Japanese—culture and society.
EALC is co-sponsoring A Taste of Japan: Food in Japanese Cinema. The first film, A Drop of the Grapevine (Budō no namida), will be shown in the VCAM Screening Room on Sept. 27, 2017.
Taught by Assistant Professor Jane Chandlee, this introduction to the methodologies used in the automated recognition and synthesis of human speech (used for such technologies as Siri and Amazon Echo) is cross-listed in the computer science and linguistics departments.
Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.
Photo: Wanyi Yang '20.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.