Haverford College Ranked Second Best College in PA

A Pittsburgh-based organization that ranks neighborhoods and schools through public data sets and reviews released new result of surveys regarding colleges in the country.

Niche has release comprehensive lists regarding the nation's colleges, with lists such as Best Liberal Arts Colleges, Best College Values, and Top Public and Top Private Universities.

Among the various lists, Haverford College finds faring rather well in national and state lists. Haverford's accolades from Niche are: Second Best College in Pennsylvania; Second Best College For English Majors in America, 10th Best Small College in America, and 9th Best Liberal Arts College in America.

Haverford beat our Stanford and Princeton universities in the English Major category, and beat out Carnegie Melon, Bucknell, and Penn State universities in the Best College in Pennsylvania list.

The colleges are graded on several factors: academics, value, diversity, campus, athletics, party scene, professors, location, dorms, campus food, student life, and safety. Haverford College scored at least an B- in all categories. Haverford's overall score from Niche is A+, with academics being rated A+.

Check out a review from a Haverford College freshman that Niche used to highlight the college:

I love going to college at Haverford. It's almost everything I want in a college. The social life isn't overwhelming but it's always fun and exciting. I'm learning a ton in my classes and I've gotten to know a lot of my professors. I've joined various activities that I wouldn't have been able to join at a larger school. I feel a sense of intimacy with the campus due to its small size. The honor code also makes Haverford a great place to be. I do wish Haverford students were more politically involved and talked about topics such as class, race, etc. more, but I think that aspect of the college can improve.

See Haverford College's entire report card from Niche here.

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