$79,966
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Haverford College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Haverford, Pennsylvania with 1,430 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $25,314 a year (tuition and fees $70,688). It admits 12% of applicants and 90% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $79,966 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,621 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,314
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$70,688
US median $11,837
Admission rate
12%
US median 78%
Completion rate
90%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,621
About $144 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$79,966
Rank 187 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,314
- Tuition and fees
- $70,688
- Cost of attendance
- $90,382
- Students with a need-based grant
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.1%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,531
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,388
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,007
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,171
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $45,991
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,098 in 2015-16 to $70,688 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1,513
- SAT reading, middle
- 735
- SAT math, middle
- 745
- ACT, middle
- 34
- Undergraduates
- 1,430
- Part-time students
- 0.3%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 90%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 45
- Endowment
- $702.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 187 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,314 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $70,688 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 12% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 90% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,621 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,353 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $79,966 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 91% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
45 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | $112,050 | $82,686 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,242 | $63,293 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Urban Studies/AffairsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,532 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,984 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,333 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Cognitive ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Haverford and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Haverford College cost?
$25,314 a year is the average net price at Haverford College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $70,688, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $90,382. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,531 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Haverford College?
12% of applicants are admitted to Haverford College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,513 and the middle ACT score is 34. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Haverford College graduates earn?
$79,966 a year is the median pay of former Haverford College students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,353 after 6 years). That ranks 187 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 270 in Pennsylvania.
How much student debt do Haverford College graduates have?
$13,621 is the median federal student loan debt of Haverford College graduates, about $144 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.1% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Haverford College?
90% of first-time, full-time students at Haverford College finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Haverford College?
Mathematics (51 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (40 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (36 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 45 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.