Contact Info | Quick Facts | Annual Costs | Address | Admissions | Test Scoring | Financial Aid | Degrees | Majors | Scholarships
Contact Info
(413) 542-2000
Main Website: www.amherst.edu
Financial Aid: www.amherst.edu/~finaid/
Application: https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear_app
Address
Amherst College
Boltwood Avenue
Amherst, MA
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1,699 ( 1,699 undergraduate)
Type:
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $37,640.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $50,230.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $50,230.00
| Admissions | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of applicants | 7,745 | 3,289 | 4,456 |
| Percent admitted | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled | 38% | 41% | 36% |
| Test Scoring | 25th Percentile* |
75th Percentile* |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Critical Reading | 660 | 760 |
| SAT Math | 660 | 760 |
| SAT Writing | 660 | 760 |
| ACT Composite | 29 | 33 |
| ACT English | 30 | 34 |
| ACT Math | 28 | 34 |
*for an explanation of 25th and 75th Percentile scoring click here
| Percentage of students receiving any financial aid | 71% |
| Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants | 20% |
| Average Federal Grant | $4,290.00 |
| Percentage of students receiving state aid | 3% |
| Average state aid | $1,728.00 |
| Percentage of students receiving institutional aid | 51% |
| Average institutional aid | $32,286.00 |
| Percentage of students receiving a student loan | 32% |
| Average student loan | $3,632.00 |
Degrees:
Bachelor's degreeMajors:
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Art/Art Studies, General
Asian Studies/Civilization
Astronomy
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other
Computer Science
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
European Studies/Civilization
French Language and Literature
Geology/Earth Science, General
German Language and Literature
History, General
Latin Language and Literature
Legal professions and studies.
Legal Studies, General
Mathematics, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music, General
Neuroscience
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)
Philosophy
Physics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Psychology, General
Religion/Religious Studies
Russian Language and Literature
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Women's Studies
Amherst College Scholarships |
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| Beinecke Scholarship Program | The Beinecke Scholarship Program is open to juniors who are currently majoring in the arts, humanities or social sciences and plan to attend graduate school. You must demonstrate superior standards of more... |
| Breakthrough Collaborative Students Teaching Students Internship | The Breakthrough Collaborative, formerly Summerbridge, offers hundreds of teaching positions at 25 sites across the country and in Hong Kong to high school and college students who are passionate abou more... |
| Five College ABD Fellowship Program | The Five College ABD Fellowship Program is open to minority graduate students in the final phase of their doctoral degree. While the emphasis is on completing the dissertation, fellows may be expected more... |
| Luce Scholars Program | The Luce Scholars Program is available to American citizens who are no more than 29 years of age and who have received their bachelors degree by September 1 of the year the program is entered. You may more... |
| Thomas J. Watson Fellowship | The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is available to seniors graduating from a participating college or university who wish to pursue one year of independent international study. To be considered for this more... |
| Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship | The Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship is open to American students who would like to pursue one year of graduate studies in engineering, mathematics and the sciences at Cambridge in Britain. Yo more... |
| IES Minority Merit-Based Scholarship | The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Minority Merit-Based Scholarship is available to students at institutions that are members or associate members of the IES college conso more... |
| IES Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship | The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship is available to students at institutions that are members or associate members of the IES college c more... |