Haverford College is a coeducational, undergraduate liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania.Haverford is known for its academic excellence, which places it in the top ranks of private liberal arts colleges. Although
the college is anything but large, (roughly 1,100 students attend) cooperative agreements with Bryn Mawr College, Swarthmore
College, and the University of Pennsylvania
give Haverford students a wide range of educational and social opportunities. In 2004, college president Tom Tritton announced
plans to increase the number of students attending the school. Such a change should also necessitate the expansion of student
housing and of other campus buildings.The college was founded in 1833 by Philadelphia Quakers to provide their sons with an opportunity for higher education. Although Haverford is no longer affiliated
with the Religious Society of Friends, the
Quaker philosophy, including the tenets of peace and tolerance, still influences campus life.Orignially an all male institution, Haverford admitted its first female students in 1980 . Today a little over half of the
student body is female.Rufus Jones and Dave
Barry are famous alumni.