Amherst College
- A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- Amherst, MA
- 263 reviews
- AcademicsA+
- ValueA+
- DiversityA+
- CampusA-
- AthleticsA
- Party SceneB
- ProfessorsA+
- LocationB+
- DormsA
- Campus FoodB-
- Student LifeA+
- SafetyA-
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
Amherst College Rankings
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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
14%
SAT Range
1360-1555
ACT Range
31-34
Application Fee
$60
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Recommended
Early Decision/Early Action
Yes
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Cost
Net Price
$19,055/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
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Academics
Professors
A+
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Student Faculty Ratio
8:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 100%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.19 responses
- 88%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.26 responses
- 23%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.26 responses
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Majors
Most Popular Majors
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,849Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
1%
Pell Grant
21%
Varsity Athletes
31%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
100%
Poll
- 90%
- of students say they don't have Greek life.20 responses
Poll
- 57%
- of students say varsity sports are a big part of campus life.30 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$59,700/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
93%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
89%
National
83%- 82%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.11 responses
Amherst College Reviews
263 reviews
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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!
I love Amherst. It’s definitely small and rural, so you have to be prepared to find most of your social life on campus itself. But if you’re ready for that, the academics are great, professors are helpful, people are wonderful, and campus is beautiful! The financial aid packages are amazing, because Amherst intentionally makes the hard part gaining admission—not paying!
Small School, for sure. Everyone knows each other's business, but if you are ok with that, the academics are truly unparalleled. The professors are all incredibly intelligent and helpful, and they really pushed me to think through a problem with all its complexity, without the pressures of simplification that often characterize modern issues. My classmates were all amazing, which was intimidating at first, but which I also grew to appreciate and hopefully grow from. The administration tries its best, but at times, students feel they aren't heard and the administration feels it is coddling students. Definitely more work to be done (in and outside the college) on understanding and making space for identities, but Amherst's diversity really pushes everyone to make that space (successfully at times and unsuccessfully at times.)