Amherst College
Common Data Set 2024-25
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Acceptance Rate
9.0%
Applications
13,743
Admitted
1,238
Enrolled
480
SAT Composite
1500-1560
SAT Math
750-800
SAT Reading
740-780
ACT Composite
33-35
How the class gets assembled.
Early Decision offered
Likely ED share of class45%216 ED admits / 480 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple3.7x29% ED vs 8% all other rounds
Seats left after ED264of 480 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate8%1,022 admitted from 13,007 applicants
Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants735reported count
Admits21629%
Class seats216assumes ED admits enroll
Applicants13,007reported count
Admits1,0228%
Class seats26426% estimated yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision | 735 | 216 | 29% | 216 | Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll. |
| All other rounds | 13,007 | 1,022 | 8% | 264 | All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision. |
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 39%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
Offered a spot1,105
Accepted a spot623
Admitted from wait list8
56% joined after being offered a spot. 1% of students who joined were admitted. 8% of applicants were offered the wait list.
Exact wait-list data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Offered a wait-list spot | 1,105 |
| Accepted a wait-list spot | 623 |
| Admitted from wait list | 8 |
| Joined after being offered | 56% |
| Admitted after joining | 1% |
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
First generation: Important
Application fee: $75.
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.
$77,644
10 yrs after enrollment
94%
6-year completion
$23,367
sticker minus grants
$13,740
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
560fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESName:Jesse
Title:Barba
Office:Director of Institutional Research
Mailing Address:Office of Institutional Research Office
City/State/Zip/Country:P.O. Box 5000 Amherst College
E-mail Address:Amherst
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Web site?MA
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:01002
Phone:413-542-5485
Email Address:jbarba@amherst.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.amherst.edu/offices/ir
Name of College/University:Amherst College
Mailing Address:220 South Pleasant Street
City/State/Zip/Country:Amherst
Main Phone Number:MA
WWW Home Page Address:01002
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:413
Admissions Office Mailing Address:542-2000
Admissions E-mail Address:https://www.amherst.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):413
Admissions Phone Number:542-2328
Admissions Email Address:admission@amherst.edu
PublicPrivate (nonprofit)
Coeducational collegeCoeducational college
SemesterSemester
Bachelor'sX
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
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESSATX
ACTX
APX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,028
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted123
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled57
Total first-time, first-year who applied6,927
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted957
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled332
Total first-time, first-year who applied5,664
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted150
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled89
Total first-time, first-year who applied124
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted8
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:1,105
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:623
Number of wait-listed students admitted:8
Total academic units4
Mathematics4
Science4
Of these, units that must be lab2
Social studies2
History2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80095.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6995.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5990.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100.00
SAT Math: 700-80097.00
SAT Math: 600-6993.00
SAT Math: 500-5990.00
SAT Math: 400-4990.00
SAT Math: 300-3990.00
SAT Math: 200-2990.00
SAT Math: Total100.00
SAT Composite: 1400-160098
SAT Composite: 1200-13992
SAT Composite: 1000-11990
SAT Composite: 800-9990
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-3698.00
ACT Composite: 24-292.00
ACT Composite: 18-230.00
ACT Composite: 12-170.00
ACT Composite: 6-110.00
ACT Composite: Below 60.00
ACT Composite: Total100.00
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class93
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class99
Percent in top half of high school graduating class100
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:29
Total0.00
Total0.00
Total0.00
Amount of application fee:75
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Same feeX
Application closing date (fall)1
Priority Date6
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
DateX
Yes, other:4
Other Date1
If yes, maximum period of postponement:2 years
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institution735
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan216
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
FallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/ transfer
Fall3
Winter1
Fall11
Winter1
Fall4
Winter15
Spring Notification Date: Month12
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 64 Credit(s) Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 64 Credit(s) - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: NA - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 64 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/ transfer ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##
Spring Notification Date: Day17
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:64
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 2 Common Data Set 2024-2025
Academic Offerings and Policies
1 TABLECross-registrationX
Double majorX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Student Life
2 TABLESCampus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
YearbookX
Cooperative housingX
Theme housingX
Annual Expenses
6 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.amherst.edu/offices/financialaid/calculator
If your institution's 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Minimum16
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
13 TABLESBoth FM and IM3251418
Federal$216,500
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$78,902,629
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$983,839
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$83,354,386
Total Scholarships/Grants$231,247
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$688,356
Federal Work-Study$775,772
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,695,375
Total Self-Help$0
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$114,907
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,893,169
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,008,076
Total Scholarships/Grants$2,252,721
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$2,252,721
Total Self-Help$2,512,372
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
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.460
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:212
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$82,631
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$17,517,803
CSS ProfileX
Other (specify):X
Specify:Income documentation
FAFSAX
CSS PROFILEX
Noncustodial PROFILEX
Other (specify):X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:1
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)15
Students must reply by (date):5
or within____weeks of notification.1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct PLUS LoansX
College/university loans from institutional fundsX
Federal Pell GrantsX
Federal SEOGX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 7 Common Data Set 2024-2025
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio6.85
based on ____ students1,914
and ____ faculty33