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Our campus has 200 acres of award-winning architecture and landscaping, more than 50 academic, athletic and residential buildings, and a nationally recognized arboretum with 400 species of trees and shrubs, a 3.5-acre duck pond, gardens, and wooded areas.

Magill Library houses more than half a million volumes and provides access to 2.5 million more through a catalog system that connects it to libraries at neighboring Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.

The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship grew out of faculty and student interests that emerged in the late 1990s. Since then, the Center has developed and expanded into a flourishing nexus of social responsibility, civic engagement, and global peace work, both on campus and in the greater community.

“Case Studies in Chemistry: The Science of Color and Light”

"In this course, we discuss the underlying physical processes that are involved in the production of light and the ways in which its interaction with matter leads to the colors we see in the objects that make up the world around us." — Visiting Assistant Professor Stephen Podowitz-Thomas

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

"Our students' exceptional success with the Fulbright Program is, above all, testament to their scholarly accomplishment and social vision, expressing their commitment as global citizens to learning across national and cultural borders, As young Fulbright Scholars they will serve as superb ambassadors both for Haverford and for the nation, just as they have already distinguished themselves as leaders within our own community both in and beyond the classroom." —Haverford College President Kim Benston

The Young Academic Alumni Lecture Series connects current students, faculty, and community members to Haverford’s vibrant alumni presence in the academic world. These presentations are sponsored by the Library in partnership with different academic departments.

Through March 3, 2017
Stokes Hall 102

Photographer Holden Blanco '17 unveils his perspective on how the College presents itself with The Haverford College Photography Project.

The project is made possible by the Hurford Center's Student Arts Fund in association with the Haverford College Fine Arts Department. Details »

Filmmaker Ben Hickernell ’00 takes a deeper look at the lives of Haverfordians profiled in the documentary “Lives That Speak.” Serial tech entrepreneur Ellie Power '92 says she "learned to listen" while a student here. "That's what I really liked at Haverford."

“In addition to providing an excellent and rigorous training in the physical sciences, Haverford offered so many unique opportunities that shaped my professional interests and career path.” – Mimi Fuchs '13, astrophysics major

An increasing number of international students are being drawn to Haverford by the promise of intellectual exploration, academic rigor, and close-knit community. Once here, they must also contend with unfamiliar food and strange American social customs, and a climate that may be way outside their comfort zone. A robust support program for students from abroad eases intercultural adjustment.