First-year admissions

Haverford College acceptance rate

Haverford College admitted 13.3% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (896 of 6,730), up from 12.4% for fall 2024, the lowest in the eight years shown. Early decision admitted 32.6% for fall 2025 (229 of 702). It was 18.8% for fall 2018. Applications fell 8.3% for fall 2025, to 6,730 from 7,341.

Haverford College’s acceptance rate, fall 2018–2025

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision.

Haverford College first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	13.3%32.6% ED	6,730	896	397	44.3%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	12.4%29.4% ED	7,341	908	387	42.6%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	12.9%33.1% ED	6,391	825	—	—	PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report	14.2%—	5,657	804	—	—	PDF
Fall 20212021–22 report	17.8%—	5,332	951	411	43.2%	PDF
Fall 20202020–21 report	18.2%—	4,530	826	334	40.4%	PDF
Fall 20192019–20 report	16.3%—	4,963	810	—	—	PDF
Fall 20182018–19 report	18.8%44.1% ED	4,672	878	357	40.7%	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Haverford College, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.

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