1,898
1,898 students from 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and 70 countries
48%
of Amherst students are domestic students of color
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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- Enrollment: 1,898 students from 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and 70 countries
- Demographics: 52% women, 48% men; 97% live on campus聽
- U.S. students who self-identify as students of color: 48%
- International students in the student body: 11%
- Undergraduates in the Five College Consortium (which includes Amherst and four nearby schools鈥擧ampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts): 31,000
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- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Full-time instructional faculty: 209
- Average class size:聽19
- Classes with fewer than 30 students: 85%
- Fields of study: 41 majors in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences
- Number of courses each term at Amherst: 400+, with more than 6,000 available through the
- Amherst students who study abroad as part of their Amherst experience: 45%
- Students who graduate within six years: 92%
7%
Admission rate, all applicants
95%
First-year retention rate
56%
Students receiving financial aid in 2022-2023
Admission Numbers, Class of 2026
- Admission rate, all applicants: 7%
- Pell Grant eligible: 22%
- First-generation students: 16%
- Finished in the top 10% of their secondary school class: 92%
Student Life
- Student organizations: 150+
- Number of NCAA titles won: 76 Division III individual titles and 11 team championships (and our program is the oldest in the country)
- Alumni who self-report that they have attended graduate or professional school: 80%
- Size of campus: 1,000 acres, including a Wildlife Sanctuary of about 500 acres
- First-year retention rate: 95%
- Students who live on campus during a typical academic year: 97%
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