Amherst College
- 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
- Rating 3.86 out of 5 294 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade A+
- Diversitygrade A+
- Campusgrade B
- Athleticsgrade A
- Party Scenegrade B
- Professorsgrade A+
- Locationgrade B
- Dormsgrade A minus
- Campus Foodgrade B minus
- Student Lifegrade A
- Safetygrade B
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Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
Amherst College Rankings
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Amherst Admissions
Acceptance Rate
11%
SAT Range
1310-1520
ACT Range
30-34
Application Fee
$60
SAT/ACT
Considered but not required
High School GPA
Recommended
Early Decision/Early Action
Yes
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Cost
Net Price
$16,339 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$57,627 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
68%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade A+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
7:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 100%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 19 responses
- 82%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 33 responses
- 24%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 33 responses
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Majors
Most Popular Majors
- Mathematics74 Graduates
- Economics73 Graduates
- Research and Experimental Psychology54 Graduates
- Computer Science52 Graduates
- English41 Graduates
- History37 Graduates
- Political Science and Government34 Graduates
- Environmental Science30 Graduates
- French Language and Literature26 Graduates
- Neuroscience and Neurobiology26 Graduates
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Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,839 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
0
Undergrads Over 25
1%
Pell Grant
30%
Varsity Athletes
31%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
100%
Poll
- 81%
- of students say they don't have Greek life. 27 responses
Poll
- 51%
- of students say varsity sports are a big part of campus life. 37 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$65,000 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
95%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
90%
National
83%- 82%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation. 11 responses
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Rating 3.86 out of 5 294 reviews
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Our tour guide was well trained. He waited for someone to leave the dorms to have them tell the group what the best thing was about Amherst. The Dean was very intelligent and knowledgeable and gave a great information session presentation to the group. It is a small liberal arts college which is academically based and hard to get into. A mini Harvard that was scaled down. A shuttle transports you to the other 5 colleges connected with Amherst (University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Smith College, Mount-Holyoke College and Hampshire College). If accepted into any one of these colleges, you can attend classes, sports, activities at any of these colleges if they offer something that you are interested in. A nice feature to have offered because all of a sudden there is a larger area of interest, sports and activities to choose from. Making it almost impossible not to have something that you are looking for or interested in which can happen at small schools with limited choices.
The beginning portion of my experience at Amherst college (orientation) started less engaging and felt prolonged. As I proceeded to the actual tour portion, I began to enjoy it greatly. The campus was small, but very diverse, welcoming, and homey. I’m looking forward to another visit. During the tour there was little emphasis on sports life, but much on subjects such as research internship opportunities.
Amherst is simply an amazing institution. The student body here is top notch academically, yet friendly, not cutthroat. The professors are genuinely available, almost 24/7, and have an interest in seeing their students succeed. Make no mistake, the academic environment is rigorous - for the most part the student body is made of of academic "1%-ers," and the pace and expectation is what you'd expect from that.
The town of Amherst is a quintessential beautiful Northeastern college town.
People are super successful coming out of Amherst. The acceptances to top medical, law and other graduate schools each year is mind-blowing. Same with people going into finance/Wall Street.
All in all, Amherst is a magical place to spend 4 years!
The town of Amherst is a quintessential beautiful Northeastern college town.
People are super successful coming out of Amherst. The acceptances to top medical, law and other graduate schools each year is mind-blowing. Same with people going into finance/Wall Street.
All in all, Amherst is a magical place to spend 4 years!