Amherst College

Name: Amherst College Common Data Set 2023-24
Creator: Amherst College
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2023-24

The 2023-24 Common Data Set for Amherst College — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. This archive discovered the file on Apr 19, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.

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First-year admissions & retention§C1 · §B22 →

Accept rate§C1

9.8%

1,250 of 12,727

Applications§C1

12,727

Admitted§C1

1,250

Retention§B22

97%

Full-time 1st-yr

Enrolled score bands (25th–75th percentile)§C9 →

SAT 25–75§C9

1480–1550

38% SUB · MED 1520

SAT EBRW§C9

690–770

25TH–75TH · MED 740

SAT Math§C9

670–780

25TH–75TH · MED 760

ACT 25–75§C9

31–35

17% SUB · MED 33

§ Federal outcomes

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

SCORECARD

$77,644

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

SCORECARD

94%

6-year completion

Average net price

SCORECARD

$23,367

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

SCORECARD

$13,740

federal loans only

Nonpayment

FSA

as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report241numbers from this report.

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.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	206.0	275.0	7.0	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	8.0	11.0	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	649.0	723.0	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	863.0	1009.0	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not 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.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	62	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	60	288	288
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	53	214	214
White, non-Hispanic	166	685	685
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	0	4	4
Asian, non-Hispanic	91	297	297
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	1	1
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	47	161	161
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	9	24	24
Total	488	1910	1910

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.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	97%

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.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	12,727
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1,250
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

In-state first-time, first-year who applied948

In-state first-time, first-year who were admitted98

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who applied6,824

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who were admitted1,018

Nonresident first-time, first-year who applied4,955

Nonresident 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.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	38	187
ACT	17	84

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.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1480	1520	1550
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	690	740	770
SAT math	670	760	780
ACT composite	31	33	35
ACT math	28	31	35
ACT English	32	35	35
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

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.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	260	269	47	576
Admitted	22	23	5	50
Enrolled	8	8	4	20

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.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	66650.00	66650.00
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	630.00	630.00
Food and housing, on-campus	17560.00	17560.00
Housing only, on-campus	9490.00	9490.00
Food only, on-campus meal plan	8070.00	8070.00
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not 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.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	1800.00	1800.00	1800.00
Other expenses	Not reported	Not reported	Not 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.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	0%	0%	0.0%
Natural resources and conservation	0%	0%	2.4%
Architecture	0%	0%	1.4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	0%	0%	4.7%
Communication/journalism	0%	0%	0.0%
Communication technologies	0%	0%	0.0%
Computer and information sciences	0%	0%	7.9%
Personal and culinary services	0%	0%	0.0%
Education	0%	0%	1.1%
Engineering	0%	0%	0.0%
Engineering technologies	0%	0%	0.0%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	0%	0%	5.1%
Family and consumer sciences	0%	0%	0.0%
Law/legal studies	0%	0%	3.3%
English	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Liberal arts/general studies	0%	0%	0.0%
Library science	0%	0%	0.0%
Biological/life sciences	0%	0%	11.0%
Mathematics and statistics	0%	0%	13.7%
Military science and military technologies	0%	0%	0.0%
Interdisciplinary studies	0%	0%	0.1%
Parks and recreation	0%	0%	0.0%
Philosophy and religious studies	0%	0%	2.6%
Theology and religious vocations	0%	0%	0.0%
Physical sciences	0%	0%	6.4%
Science technologies	0%	0%	0.0%
Psychology	0%	0%	9.4%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	0%	0%	0.0%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	0%	0%	17.8%
Construction trades	0%	0%	0.0%
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	0%	0%	0.0%
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	0%	0%	5.4%
Health professions and related programs	0%	0%	0.0%
Business/marketing	0%	0%	0.0%
History	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Associate

Bachelors

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