Haverford College vs Williams College

Haverford, PA · Williamstown, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:MA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-TIGHT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × MA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • Haverford College: enrollment grew +19.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +25 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Williams College: enrollment ranged 1,917–2,138 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Haverford College: acceptance rate tightened -45.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).
  • Williams College: acceptance rate tightened -41.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Haverford College vs Williams College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Williams College leads on acceptance rate (8.3% vs 12.4% at Haverford College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Williams College leads on avg net price ($17,716 vs $25,314 at Haverford College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Williams College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($71,754 vs $53,353 at Haverford College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Haverford College and Williams College?
Williams College leads on acceptance rate at 8.3% versus 12.4% at Haverford College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Haverford College and Williams College?
Williams College leads on avg net price at $17,716 versus $25,314 at Haverford College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Haverford College and Williams College?
Williams College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $71,754 versus $53,353 at Haverford College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025