Haverford College supplemental essays
Haverford College asks for two supplemental essays in 2026-27. Common App. Personal statement required (250-650 words).
That is two supplements plus the Common App personal statement: three pieces of writing in all. Early Decision closes November 15, 2026, Early Decision II closes January 5, 2027 and Regular Decision closes January 5, 2027. The prompts carry this limit: 150-200 words. Every Haverford College prompt is printed on this page in full, with its word limit and who has to answer it, checked against the college’s own admissions page.
Deadlines
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Early Decision | November 15, 2026 |
| Early Decision II | January 5, 2027 |
| Regular Decision | January 5, 2027 |
Checked against www.haverford.edu/admission/supplement. Confirm on the college’s own page before you submit.
The essays, 2026-27
Required · 150-200 words
Tell us about a topic or issue that sparks your curiosity and gets you intellectually excited. How do you hope to engage with this topic or issue at Haverford?
Two publishers give identical prompt wording but different stated limits (200 vs 150-200 words). Haverford's own site does not publish the limit. Treat 150-200 words as the safe target.
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Required · 150-200 words
We have highlighted for you some of the values that shape the Haverford community. What are some of the values you seek in your next community? How do Haverford’s values, as demonstrated through our Honor Code, resonate with you? As you think about how to answer this question, you might draw from how you have been influenced by other communities you have been a part of, experiences you may have had within your communities, or opportunities you have had to shape or even change your communities.
Honor Code / values essay. Same limit disagreement as prompt 1.
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Your Haverford College checklist
Two supplements, all required. The first deadline, Early Decision, is November 15, 2026.
- Common App personal statementRequired250-650 words
- Supplement 1Required150-200 words
- Supplement 2Required150-200 words
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Getting into Haverford College
Haverford College admits 12.4% of applicants. The middle 50% of enrolled students scored 1460-1550 on the SAT and 33-35 on the ACT.
About 1 in 8 applicants are admitted, at a college of 1,430 undergraduates.
| Enrolled students | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT total | 1460 | 1510 | 1550 |
| SAT reading and writing | 720 | 750 | 770 |
| SAT math | 740 | 760 | 780 |
| ACT composite | 33 | 34 | 35 |
What SAT score do you need for Haverford College?
A 1550 puts you in the top quarter of the students who enrolled, a 1510 at their midpoint, and a 1460 at the bottom quarter, meaning one in four enrolled students scored below it. The same three points on the ACT are 33, 34 and 35. A quarter of an enrolled class scoring under the 25th percentile is not a rounding error, so a score below the range is a reason to strengthen the rest of the application rather than a reason not to apply.
US Department of Education, College Scorecard (2026-09-17). Percentiles describe students who enrolled, not everyone admitted. SAT totals are the reading and math bands added together, which is how every source in this market reports them and is an approximation of about 10 to 20 points, because the two sections are correlated.
- What SAT score do you need for Haverford College?
- Haverford College sets no minimum. Among students who enrolled, the middle 50% scored 1460-1550 on the SAT: a 1460 sits at the 25th percentile, 1510 at the median and 1550 at the 75th. A score at or above 1550 is a clear strength in the application; below 1460 it is the part of the file the rest has to make up for. These are the figures Haverford College reports to the US Department of Education, released in the College Scorecard of 2026-09-17.
- What ACT score do you need for Haverford College?
- The middle 50% of enrolled students scored 33-35 on the ACT, with a composite of 34 at the median. There is no cutoff: a quarter of the enrolled class scored below 33. Reported by Haverford College to the US Department of Education, College Scorecard release of 2026-09-17.
- What GPA do you need for Haverford College?
- The honest answer is that the federal data behind this page does not contain one. Colleges report their admit rate and their enrolled students' test scores to the Department of Education; they do not report a GPA distribution, so any site quoting an exact average GPA for Haverford College is either reading that college's own Common Data Set or estimating. What the reported data does say is that Haverford College admits 12.4% of applicants, and the more selective a college is, the closer to the top of the class its admitted students sit and the more the strength of your course load counts alongside the number itself.
- How hard is it to get into Haverford College?
- Haverford College admits 12.4% of the people who apply, which is about 1 in 8 applicants. At that rate no set of numbers makes admission likely, a perfect one included, because the college turns away far more qualified applicants than it takes. Strong grades and scores get the application read; the essays, the recommendations and what you have actually done decide it from there.
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Haverford College essay questions, answered
- Does Haverford College have supplemental essays?
- Yes. Haverford College asks for two supplemental essays in 2026-27. Every prompt is printed in full on this page. Word limits: 150-200 words.
- How many essays do you write for Haverford College in 2026-27?
- Two supplements, plus the Common App personal statement.
Schools with similar admit rates
Haverford College admits 12.4% of applicants. The colleges either side of it in our set by admit rate, most selective first, each with its own prompts and deadlines: Tufts University (11.5%), Carnegie Mellon University (11.7%), Washington University in St. Louis (12.1%), Harvey Mudd College (12.7%), Bates College (13.3%), Davidson College (13.4%).