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Amherst College

Amherst, MA

Overview

  • Type
    4-year • Private
  • Campus Life
    Small • Suburban
  • Average Per Year After Aid
    $21K
  • SAT Range
    1480–1550
  • Graduation Rate
    92%

Amherst College is a small, 4-year, private liberal arts college. This coed college is located in a suburban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's degrees. This college has an acceptance rate of 10% and a graduation rate of 92%.

From the Institution

Founded in 1821, Amherst College is considered one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, enrolling 1,800 bright, talented, engaged students, who are broadly diverse across many dimensions - geographic, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, academic and extra-curricular. Need-blind admission for all applicants (domestic and international) and generous, no-loan financial aid packages ensure that exceptional students from across the country and around the world are admitted to Amherst based on accomplishment and promise, regardless of family income. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, a town of 35,000 people in an area of great natural beauty, the College's 1,000-acre campus offers top-notch academic, athletic and residential facilities, including a new state-of-the-art science center designed to facilitate interdisciplinary research. Awarding the BA degree in forty-one majors in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, Amherst offers an Open Curriculum, allowing students unusual independence and flexibility in designing their educational programs, unconstrained by distribution or area requirements. Through the Five College Consortium, Amherst students can also take courses and participate in activities at Smith, Mount Holyoke and Hampshire Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, providing access to a remarkably broad collection of curricular and extracurricular options. Amherst's small classes and low student-faculty ratio foster close, one-to-one interactions with professors and fellow students and provide exceptional opportunities for undergraduate research with highly talented, accomplished faculty, contributing to an uncommonly engaging intellectual and personal experience within a lively community.

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College Board Code
3003
Application Types Accepted
  • Coalition Application
  • Common Application
  • Other
Fee Waiver Info
Available to all qualified students. Visit the college website for details.

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Important Dates

Dates are subject to change so confirm important deadlines by visiting the college’s website.

January 3
Regular Application Due
January 10
Financial Aid Application Due

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