About Haverford College

Haverford College (/ˈhævərfərd/ HAV-ər-fərd) is a private open-minded arts hypothetical in Haverford, Pennsylvania. All students of the moot are undergraduates and nearly all reside on campus. The scholarly was founded in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and although the studious no longer has a formal religious affiliation, Quaker philosophy still influences campus life. Its enrollment, as of 2018, was 1,353 students. The speculative offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 31 majors across humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Haverford College is a advocate of the Tri-College Consortium, which allows students to register for courses at both Bryn Mawr College and Swarthmore College. It is afterward a fanatic of the Quaker Consortium which allows students to cross-register at the University of Pennsylvania. Among college capacity and alumni are 4 Nobel Prize recipients, 6 Pulitzer Prize recipients, 20 Rhodes Scholars, and 38 Fulbright Scholars.

Haverford is an affluent, unincorporated community located in both Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, US, and Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) opened Haverford Station in 1880 on their Main Line west out of Broad Street Station (now Suburban Station) in Philadelphia. Haverford sits at milepost 9.17.

Haverford borders the unincorporated allowance of Haverford Township called “Havertown,” as skillfully as the unincorporated communities of Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Ardmore, Wynnewood, and a small portion of Broomall.

Haverford’s make known is derived from the broadcast of the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK.

Today, Haverford is most notable for visceral the site of Haverford College and one of the United States’ oldest country clubs, the Merion Cricket Club.

Major roads in Haverford affix Lancaster Avenue (US 30/Lincoln Highway), Montgomery Avenue, Haverford Road, and I-476 (Blue Route).