Amherst, MA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 2 | |
| Total all graduate | 7,299 | |
| Grand total all students | 3 |
| Total applicants | 53,117 | |
| Total admitted | 31,813 | |
| Total enrolled | 5,315 | |
| Overall admit rate | 59.9% | |
| Admit rate — women | 66.1% | |
| Admit rate — men | 52.9% | |
| Yield rate | 16.7% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | Yes | |
| EA closing date | 5-Nov | |
| EA notification date | 25-Jan | |
| Restrictive Early Action? | No |
| % submitting SAT | 24.9% | |
| % submitting ACT | 0.3% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 660 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 740 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 660 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 760 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 30 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 34 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 33.8% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 71.4% |
| Tuition — in-state | $17,601 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $40,873 | |
| Required fees | $1,386 | |
| Room and board | $16,726 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $35,713 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $58,985 |
| Avg need-based grant | $19,013 | |
| Avg % of need met | 87.8% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $8,177 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $21,722 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 11,100 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 2,349 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 32.4% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 3,622 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 65.5% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 17:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 83.6% |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 59.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $22,383 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 84.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 76.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 91.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $78,620 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 20.3% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 47.8% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 17.7% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 39.9% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 18.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 2.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 4.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 57.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 9.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 13.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 4.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 7.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 46.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 53.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 61.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 13.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 11.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 3.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 17.4% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 9.6% |
| Social Sciences | 8.5% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 8.4% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 7.7% |
| Psychology | 7.5% |
| Engineering | 7.1% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 5.2% |