Amherst College is a extremely selective school. Around 14,900 applications are received by Amherst College every year. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 7 percent which equates to about 1,100 students being accepted to the school. Annually, 43 % of the 1,100 students who received the acceptance letter from Amherst College decided to attend. The institution tends to see 42 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 52 percent who are women. When the term begins, about 52 percent of those accepted women decided to study at Amherst College and 44 percent were males. Students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Amherst College when applying. Most often, accepted students have test scores in the range of 32 - 35 for ACT or 1,430 - 1,550 for SAT. This institution also accepts Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits. Amherst College’s undergraduate application fee is $65.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2022 Admissions Cycle
Applications
14,864
Male 6,260
Female 7,845

 

Acceptance
1,079
Male 451
Female 582

 

Enrollment Total
467
Male 210
Female 243


Acceptance Rate
7.3%
Male
7.2%
Female
7.4%

 

Yield
43.3%
Male
46.6%
Female
41.8%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$65


Graduate

Unknown



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits


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