Amherst College Comparison
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Amherst College
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Admissions
- Admission chances
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Amherst My Chances
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- Applied
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Amherst 13,743
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- Admitted
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Amherst 1,238
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- Acceptance rate
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Amherst 9%
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- Yield (share of admitted who enroll)
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Amherst 38.8%
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- Typical SAT score
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Amherst 1540
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- Typical ACT score
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Amherst 34
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- Average high school GPA
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Amherst 3.91
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- Typical high school grades
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Amherst A
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- Admissions standards
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Amherst Elite
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- Applicant competition
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Amherst Extreme
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- SAT range
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Amherst 1490-1580
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- ACT range
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Amherst 33-35
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- Submit test scores
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Amherst Test optional
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- Application deadline
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Amherst Jan 2, 2027
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Cost
- Tuition (in state)
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Amherst $70,480
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- Tuition (out of state)
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Amherst $70,480
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- Room & board
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Amherst $18,390
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- Average net price
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Amherst $19,049
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- Average grant aid
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Amherst $68,591
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- % receiving grant aid
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Amherst 59%
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Outcomes
- Graduation rate
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Amherst 96%
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- Median earnings (after 10 years)
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Amherst $82,000
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- Making student loan payments
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Amherst 83%
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- Median student loan debt
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Amherst $12,975
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- Median loan payment
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Amherst $134
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Academics
- Student to faculty ratio
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Amherst 6:1
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- Popular majors
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Amherst
- Social Sciences (26%)
- English and Literature (12%)
- Foreign Languages (7%)
- Biology (7%)
- Psychology (7%)
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School basics
- School
- Amherst Amherst College
- Location
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Amherst Amherst, MA
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- Setting
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Amherst Town Fringe
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- Total enrollment
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Amherst 1,914
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- Type
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Amherst Private 4 Year
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- National ranking
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Amherst #13
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