Amherst College

Common Data Set 2023-24

SAT Composite

1480-1550

SAT Math

670-780

SAT Reading

690-770

ACT Composite

31-35

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$77,644
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
94%
6-year completion
Average net price
$23,367
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$13,740
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction241fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

5 TABLES
Respondent Information
First Name:Jesse
Last Name:Barba
Title:Director of Institutional Research
Office:Office of Institutional Research Office
Address Line 1:P.O. Box 5000 Amherst College
Zipcode01002-5000
Country:United States
Phone:413-542-5485
Email Address:jbarba@amherst.edu
Other
City:Amherst
StateMassachusetts
Address Information
Street Address Line 1:220 South Pleasant Street
CityAmherst
StateMassachusetts
Zip01002-5000
Country:United States
Main Phone Number:(413) 542-2000
WWW Home Page Address:https://www.amherst.edu/
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):413
Admissions Phone Number:542-2328
Admissions Email Address:admission@amherst.edu
Academic Year
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.amherst.edu/about/diversity/office-of-diversity-equity-inclusion

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES
Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking206.0275.07.0Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking8.011.0Not reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking649.0723.0Not reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seeking863.01009.0Not reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents62Not reportedNot reported
Hispanic/Latino60288288
Black or African American, non-Hispanic53214214
White, non-Hispanic166685685
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic044
Asian, non-Hispanic91297297
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic011
Two or more races, non-Hispanic47161161
Race and/or ethnicity unknown92424
Total48819101910
Retention Rates
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
MeasureValue
Entering cohortNot reported
Still enrolled next fallNot reported
Retention rate97%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

3 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
AppliedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported12727
AdmittedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported1250
EnrolledNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-timeNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Total first-time, first-year who applied948
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted98
Total first-time, first-year who applied6,824
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,018
Total first-time, first-year who applied4,955
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted134
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units4.0
Mathematics4.0
Science3.0
Social studies2.0
History2.0
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT38187
ACT1784
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT composite148015201550
SAT evidence-based reading and writing690740770
SAT math670760780
ACT composite313335
ACT math283135
ACT English323535
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied26026947576
Admitted2223550
Enrolled88420
Application for Admission
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/ transfer
Fall Closing Date: Month3
Spring Closing Date: Month11
Fall Notification Date: Month4
Spring Notification Date: Month12
Other
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Spring Notification Date: Day17

Student Life

2 TABLES
Activities Offered
Choral groupsX
Student newspaperX
YearbookX
Housing
Coed residence hallsX
Cooperative housingX
Theme housingX

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES
Information
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.amherst.edu/offices/financialaid/calculator
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition66650.0066650.00
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required fees630.00630.00
Food and housing, on-campus17560.0017560.00
Housing only, on-campus9490.009490.00
Food only, on-campus meal plan8070.008070.00
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
All Institutions Expenses
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and suppliesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation1800.001800.001800.00
Other expensesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Financial Aid

2 TABLES
Reporting Year
Academic Year2023-2024 estimated
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.446

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE
Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio7

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES
Diploma/Certificates
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
Agriculture0%0%0.0%
Natural resources and conservation0%0%2.4%
Architecture0%0%1.4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies0%0%4.7%
Communication/journalism0%0%0.0%
Communication technologies0%0%0.0%
Computer and information sciences0%0%7.9%
Personal and culinary services0%0%0.0%
Education0%0%1.1%
Engineering0%0%0.0%
Engineering technologies0%0%0.0%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics0%0%5.1%
Family and consumer sciences0%0%0.0%
Law/legal studies0%0%3.3%
EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal arts/general studies0%0%0.0%
Library science0%0%0.0%
Biological/life sciences0%0%11.0%
Mathematics and statistics0%0%13.7%
Military science and military technologies0%0%0.0%
Interdisciplinary studies0%0%0.1%
Parks and recreation0%0%0.0%
Philosophy and religious studies0%0%2.6%
Theology and religious vocations0%0%0.0%
Physical sciences0%0%6.4%
Science technologies0%0%0.0%
Psychology0%0%9.4%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services0%0%0.0%
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciences0%0%17.8%
Construction trades0%0%0.0%
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision production0%0%0.0%
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing arts0%0%5.4%
Health professions and related programs0%0%0.0%
Business/marketing0%0%0.0%
HistoryNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Associate
Bachelors

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