Quad

Head-to-head

Pitzer
Haverford

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Haverford is 2.7× more selective than Pitzer

    Acceptance rate
  2. 2

    Haverford's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at Pitzer

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Haverford grads earn $10.5K more ten years out than Pitzer's ($79,966 vs. $69,512)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Haverford costs about $6.7K less per year on average than Pitzer ($59,622 vs. $66,360, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Pitzer has 7 pts more first-gen students than Haverford (23% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Haverford's yield is 7 pts higher than Pitzer's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Haverford admits 12%, Pitzer 34%; Haverford's yield is higher, at 43%.

Acceptance rate
Pitzer34%
Haverford12%
Quad's selectivity
  • PitzerVery selective
  • HaverfordHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1400–1600
PitzerTest-blind
Haverford
1460–1530
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • PitzerGPA and school record required
  • HaverfordRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

Haverford is a bit larger than Pitzer (1,430 vs. 1,227 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pitzer1.2K
Haverford1.4K
Pell Grant share
Pitzer11%
Haverford15%

Majors and faculty

Environmental Science leads at Pitzer, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Haverford; Haverford has 8 students per faculty member to Pitzer's 10.

Students per faculty member
Pitzer10 to 1
Haverford8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • PitzerEnvironmental Science11%
  • HaverfordEconometrics and Quantitative Economics11%

What each costs

Haverford costs about $6.7K less a year than Pitzer on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Pitzer$66.4K
Haverford$59.6K
Aid generosity
Pitzer23%
Haverford34%

What each pays off

Haverford's former students earn more, a median $80K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pitzer$69.5K
Haverford$80K
Graduation rate
Pitzer87%
Haverford91%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Haverford but fell at Pitzer; Haverford got more selective while Pitzer got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • PitzerShrinking−20%
  • HaverfordGrowing+110%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:Pitzer College (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Haverford College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Haverford College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Haverford College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why