Amherst College
2024-25
The 2024-25 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.
In its 2024-25 report, Amherst College says 13,743 first-year students applied and 1,238 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 9.0%. 480 admitted students enrolled (39% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1500–1560 and ACT of 33–35. Early decision: 216 of 735 applicants admitted (29%). Waitlist: 1,105 offered a spot, 623 accepted one, and 8 admitted from it.
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.
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.
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. |
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.
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.
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.