Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private nonprofit

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At a glance

Acceptance rate

1,494

SAT Average

$18,246

Avg net price

1,907

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,494

SAT Reading/Writing740–780

SAT Math750–800

ACT Composite33–35

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 537	537
Bachelor’s 105	105
Bachelor’s 65	65
Bachelor’s 59	59
Bachelor’s 42	42
Bachelor’s 40	40
Bachelor’s 39	39
Bachelor’s 33	33
Bachelor’s 29	29
Bachelor’s 26	26
Bachelor’s 25	25
Bachelor’s 20	20
Bachelor’s 19	19
Bachelor’s 15	15
Bachelor’s 7	7
Bachelor’s 6	6
Bachelor’s 5	5
Bachelor’s 2	2

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports25

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Ice HockeyMen's Lacrosse

Athletic participation

622 unique student-athletes · 27 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision

Binding · Financial aid applications due Nov 13

Nov 9, 2026

Regular Decision

Financial aid applications due Jan 15

Jan 5, 2027

· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge Application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $69,820
Required fees: $660
Food and housing: $18,390
Books and supplies: $0
Other expenses: $1,800
Total: $90,670

Total by year

$76,7502019–2019–20
$79,6002020–2120–21
$80,0502021–2221–22
$83,6502022–2322–23
$87,6402023–2423–24
$90,6702024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $18,246 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 57%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $76,445
Required forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation73%

6-year graduation93%

Retention rate97%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$77,644

Median debt$13,740

Campus

Enrollment1,907

Student-faculty ratio7:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Amherst College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Amherst College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Amherst College runs one binding Early Decision round. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision bindingApply by Nov 7 · decision Dec 15

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 5

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Amherst College admits in-state applicants at 11.6%, out-of-state applicants at 12%, and international applicants at 1.4%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

485 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈374In-state (domestic)≈56International≈55

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 35% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 31%.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

40% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

16% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 28% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 28% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Amherst College rates 7 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Recommendation(s): Very important
Class rank: Important

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Very important
Talent / ability: Very important
Character / personal qualities: Important
First generation: Important
Volunteer work: Important
Work experience: Important
Geographical residence: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Amherst College leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Amherst College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $93,090 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,246 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 278 of 485 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS ProfileCSS Noncustodial Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $93,090

Average aid package, 83% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 17% of sticker

Averages among the 278 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Amherst College offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Amherst College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

96.8% of Amherst College’s first-years return for a second year and 93.4% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03