After moving into their dorms, the Class of 2020 began their first-year experience with a five-day orientation program. The Class of 2020 is Haverford’s largest ever, with 351 members, but it was also the most selective—thanks to a record number of applications and the lowest admit rate in the College’s history.
Move-in Day, 2016. Photo: Holden Blanco '17.
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 Haverford experience includes the opportunity to work closely with—and benefit from—mentors including faculty and advisors such as Dean of Academic Affairs Phil Bean.
In addition to his advising duties, Phil Bean also oversees the fellowship application process. Haverford has been named a 'Top Producer of Fulbright Students and Scholars'. Photo: Patrick Montero.
Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Pals Lilgendahl is a personality/social psychologist whose research looks at how people connect memories of past life events to their present self through the life stories they construct and narrate.
Read Office Hour in the Fall 2015 issue of Haverford Magazine.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.