Haverford acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Haverford admitted 896 of 6,730 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 13.3%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into Haverford counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
Haverford acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 6,730 | 896 | 13.3% | 397 | 44.3% |
| 2024-25 | 7,341 | 908 | 12.4% | 387 | 42.6% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at Haverford
Haverford waitlist
Haverford SAT and ACT scores
What Haverford says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors Haverford rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Character/personal qualities
- Important: Class rank, Talent/ability, Volunteer work, Work experience
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Character/personal qualities
- Important: Class rank, Talent/ability, Volunteer work, Work experience
Haverford testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional: whether to submit SAT/ACT scores is entirely the applicant's choice, with no negative impact either way. Self-reported scores are accepted; official scores are required after enrollment.
From Haverford’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Haverford posts its 2025-26 and 2024-25 Common Data Sets, so two years are shown.
Haverford acceptance rate questions
- What is the Haverford acceptance rate?
- Haverford's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 6,730 first-year applicants and 896 admitted, an acceptance rate of 13.3%. It was 12.4% in 2024-25.
- What is the Haverford early decision acceptance rate?
- In 2025-26, 229 of 702 early decision applicants were admitted (32.6%), against 13.3% of all applicants. Early decision applicants are a different pool who commit to enroll, so the two rates are not a like-for-like comparison.
- What SAT scores do Haverford students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1460 to 1530, and ACT submitters scored 33 to 35. 40.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the Haverford waitlist?
- In 2025-26, Haverford offered 1,342 applicants a place on the waitlist; 784 accepted one, and 11 were admitted from it.
- Does Haverford require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional: whether to submit SAT/ACT scores is entirely the applicant's choice, with no negative impact either way. Self-reported scores are accepted; official scores are required after enrollment.
Applying to Haverford?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what Haverford says it weighs.
Source: Haverford Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Haverford. All official acceptance rates