Admissions Factors
What Haverford Looks For
Haverford rates 6 factors as very important: rigor of high school courses, academic GPA, application essay, recommendations, extracurricular activities and character and personal qualities.
How Haverford rates each factor
Each college sorts 18 factors into four levels on its Common Data Set.
Very important
Considered
Not considered
The numbers behind the class
Overall admit rate
13.3%
896 of 6,730 applicants
Early decision admit rate
32.6%
Early decision admits equal 58% of the class
Admitted from the waitlist
1.4%
11 of 784 who stayed on it
93% of those who reported a class rank were in the top tenth of their class.
Frequently asked questions
What does Haverford look for in applicants?
Haverford rates 6 factors as very important: rigor of high school courses, academic GPA, application essay, recommendations, extracurricular activities and character and personal qualities.
Does Haverford consider legacy status?
Haverford rates alumni relation as "considered" in its 2025-26 Common Data Set.
Does Haverford track demonstrated interest?
Haverford rates the level of an applicant's interest as "considered".
What is Haverford's waitlist acceptance rate?
784 students stayed on the waitlist and 11 were admitted, a rate of 1.4%. The number changes a lot from year to year because it depends on how many admitted students enroll.
What is Haverford's early decision acceptance rate?
Early decision: 229 of 702 applicants were admitted (32.6%), against 13.3% overall. Early pools include recruited athletes and other students with a strong tie to the college, so the gap overstates the boost for an ordinary applicant.
Source: Haverford’s own Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C. Last checked 2026-10-08. The ratings are the college’s own description of its process. Counts are for one entering class.
