Amherst College

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• Boltwood Avenue
  Amherst , MA 01002-5000
  (413) 542-2000
  www.amherst.edu Campus Virtual Tour

  Setting

  Town, on fringe of an urban area

  Enrollment

  1,741

  Full time

  1,741

  Part time

  0

  Men full time

  872

  Women full time

  869

  Region Campus Street View

  Mission Statement

  -

  Amherst College More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

  Religious affiliation

  None

  Highest degree offered

  Bachelors

  Calendar

  Semester

  Distance learning opportunities

  No

  Amherst College Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  0%

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  12%

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  9%

  Hispanic

  7%

  White/Non-Hispanic

  46%

  Non-Resident Alien

  7%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  18%

  Enrollment statistics are for a 12-month period as of 2007.

• Amherst College Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  -

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $60

  Applied

  6,680

  Admitted

  1,175

  Enrolled

  474

  Admitted %

  18%

  Amherst College Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Required

  Secondary school GPA

  Recommended

  Secondary school rank

  Recommended

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Required

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Recommended

  Recommendations

  Required

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Recommended

  Amherst College Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  76%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  670

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  770

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  660

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  760

  Students submitting ACT

  73%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  29

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  34

• Amherst College Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $36,232

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $36,232

  Books and Supplies

  $1,000

  On-campus room and board

  $9,420

  Off-campus room and board

  -

  Amherst College Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  57%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  20% , $4,112 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  54% , $29,624 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  29% , $3,210 on average

• Amherst College Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.

  Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies	Bachelor
  African-American/Black Studies	8
  American/United States Studies/Civilization	10
  Asian Studies/Civilization	7
  European Studies/Civilization	1
  Women's Studies	2
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Bachelor
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	21
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	Bachelor
  Computer Science	10
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Bachelor
  English Language and Literature, General	49
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor
  Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	0
  French Language and Literature	13
  German Language and Literature	5
  Latin Language and Literature	0
  Russian Language and Literature	4
  Spanish Language and Literature	3
  History	Bachelor
  History, General	27
  Mathematics and Statistics	Bachelor
  Mathematics, General	8
  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor
  Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	7
  Neuroscience	16
  Philosophy and Religious Studies	Bachelor
  Philosophy	11
  Religion/Religious Studies	6
  Physical Sciences	Bachelor
  Astronomy	0
  Chemistry, General	15
  Geology/Earth Science, General	9
  Physics, General	10
  Psychology	Bachelor
  Psychology, General	36
  Social Sciences	Bachelor
  Anthropology	10
  Economics, General	67
  Political Science and Government, General	40
  Sociology	8
  Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor
  Art/Art Studies, General	16
  Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	4
  Music, General	6

• Amherst College Deadlines

  Early decision deadline

  Nov 15th

  Early action deadline

  -

  College will notify student of early decision by

  Dec 15th

  College will notify student of early action by

  -

  Priority application deadline

  -

  Financial aid priority deadline

  Feb 15th

  Regular application deadline

  Jan 1st

  Fall application deadline

  Jan 1st

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  Jan 1st

  SAT Subject score report due

  Jan 1st

  Financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer priority application deadline

  -

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer application closing date

  Mar 1st

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  -

  College will notify student by

  Apr 1st

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  Jun 2nd

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  -

  Student must reply to acceptance by

  May 1st

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  -

  Deadline for housing deposit

  -

• Amherst College Admin Settings

  College Profile Override

  -

  Application Link

  -

  Scholarship Calculator Link

  -

  Facebook Link

  -

  Twitter Username

  -

  Virtual Tour Link

  http://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/tours

  Enable Regional Events

  -

  Next Connect Link Url

  -

  Next Connect Link Text

  -

  Next Connect Description

  -

  Amherst College Sports

  National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership

  Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association

  Football program

  -

  Basketball program

  -

  Baseball program

  -

  Cross country/track program

  -

  Amherst College Military Programs

  ROTC

  No

  Army

  No

  Navy

  No

  Air Force

  No

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