Haverford College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 96% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 87% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 86% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 5% of our freshman graduate in five years.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• English
• history
• biology

Policies

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August/September.

• 21% continue immediately.
• 63% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 5%
• Medical School: 7%
• Graduate Business Programs: 1%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 9%

• John Whitehead, former assistant secretary of state; Juan Williams, author, Eyes on the Prize, and reporter, Washington Post; Jerry Levin, president/CEO, Time Warner; Andrew Lewis, CEO, Union-Pacific Railroad; Joseph Taylor, Nobel Prize winner, physics; Dave Barry, humorist and author.