Amherst College Overview

Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, Amherst College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Amherst is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Amherst College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Amherst since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Amherst is the bachelor's degree.
• In a recent academic period94% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Amherst with a bachelor's degree make about $77,644 a year. That's 90% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Amherst student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Amherst College?

Contact details for Amherst are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Boltwood Avenue, Amherst, MA 01002-5000
Phone:	413-542-2000
Website:	www.amherst.edu

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How Do I Get Into Amherst?

You can apply to Amherst online at: https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear

Admission Requirements for Amherst

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Amherst?

If you plan to apply to Amherst, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 7%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 7%, and the acceptance rate for women is 7%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to Amherst submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 700 and 760. Math scores were between 720 and 790.

Amherst received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 0. Composite scores were between 32 and 35.

Can I Afford Amherst College?

The overall average net price of Amherst is $47,685. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Amherst, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $9,293 a year. That adds up to $37,172 over four years for those students.

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Amherst College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,745 full-time undergraduates at Amherst, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Amherst College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	270
Black or African American	182
Hispanic or Latino	244
White	705
International Students	178
Other Races/Ethnicities	166

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Amherst College. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 68 countries are represented at Amherst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Amherst College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Mathematics	81	81
Economics	69	69
Child Development & Psychology	66	66
Computer Science	55	55
Political Science & Government	41	41
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	37	37
Romance Languages	30	30
History	28	28
General English Literature	25	25
General Biology	23	23
Legal Research	23	23
Area Studies	20	20
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	17	17
Natural Resources Conservation	17	17
Philosophy	16	16
Physics	16	16
Statistics	15	15
Chemistry	15	15
Music	14	14
Ethnic Studies	13	13
Architectural History	10	10
Geological & Earth Sciences	10	10
Fine & Studio Arts	10	10
Drama & Theater Arts	9	9
Education Philosophy	8	8
Sociology	8	8
Anthropology	7	7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	5	5
Astronomy & Astrophysics	4	4
Classical Languages & Literature	2	2
Germanic Languages	2	2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	2	2
Religious Studies	2	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1	1
TOTAL	701	701

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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