First-year admissions

Amherst College acceptance rate

Amherst College admitted 9.0% of first-year applicants for fall 2024 (1,238 of 13,743), down from 9.8% for fall 2023. Early decision admitted 29.4% for fall 2024 (216 of 735). The low was 7.3%, for fall 2022. It was 11.3% for fall 2019. No report for fall 2020 is in our archive.

Amherst College’s acceptance rate, fall 2019–2024

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision. — = not reported or not usable.

Amherst College first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20242024–25 report	9.0%29.4% ED	13,743	1,238	480	38.8%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	9.8%—	12,727	1,250	—	—	PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report	7.3%—	14,864	1,079	467	43.3%	PDF
Fall 20212021–22 report	8.7%—	13,999	1,224	514	42.0%	PDF
Fall 2020	—	No report in our archive
Fall 20192019–20 report	11.3%35.9% ED	10,569	1,195	—	—	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Amherst College, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.

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