This List of Haverford College people includes alumni and faculty of Haverford College. Haverford is a smaller college and has a smaller alumni population than its peers. Because expansion occurred in the 1980s, most of Haverford's alumni are still quite young. Despite this, as of 2010, Haverford alumni include 4 Nobel Prizes, 4 MacArthur Fellows, 20 Rhodes Scholarships, 10 Marshall Scholarships, 9 Henry Luce Fellowships, 56 Watson Fellowships, 2 George Mitchell Scholarship, 2 Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowships, 2 Churchill Scholars, 1 Gates Cambridge Scholar, 13 All Americans, and 23 NCAA Post-graduate winners. Since March 1961, over 138 Haverford alumni have served in 64 developing countries as Peace Corps Volunteers.
Based on data on the Class of 2006, nearly 60% have secured employment by graduation in the business, education and science sectors; 15% will attend graduate/professional schools (many in the arts & sciences, medicine, and law; nearly 40% plan to attend graduate/professional schools within 5 years); 5% will travel; and 4% have fellowships such as the ones mentioned above.
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