Amherst College
#6 in Liberal Arts Colleges
#4 in Massachusetts
4-years Private College In Amherst, MA
Total 1,898 students are enrolled in Amherst College (all undergraduate). 279 faculties are working for Amherst College and student to faculty ratio is 6.80 to 1.
Student Population
Total Population | 1,898 (undergraduate) |
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Total Number of Faculty | 279 |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 7 to 1 |
Population By Gender/Attending Status
For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,898 students enrolled into Amherst College. All students are enrolled in undergraduate programs. All students are enrolled in full-time status. By gender, 957 male and 1,014 female students are attending at Amherst College. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Amherst College.
Gender Distribution
Total | Male | Female | |
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Undergraduate | 1,971 | 957 | 1,014 |
Attending Status
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
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Undergraduate | 1,971 | 1,971 | 0 |
Population by Race/Ethnicity
The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Amherst College. There are 764 White (38.76%), 203 Black/African American (10.30%), 304 Hispanic (15.42%), 299 Asian (15.17%), and 401 students with other races.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 1,971 | 957 | 1,014 |
American Indian/Native American | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Asian | 299 | 135 | 164 |
Black/African American | 203 | 99 | 104 |
Hispanic | 304 | 140 | 164 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 3 | 1 |
White | 764 | 378 | 386 |
Two More | 146 | 72 | 74 |
Un-Known | 40 | 22 | 18 |
Population by Age
The following table summarizes the students population by age at Amherst College. 1,092 students are aged 20 to 24 (55.40% of total students), 851 students are aged below 20 (43.18%), 1 students are aged above 50 (0.05%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Amherst College.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 1,971 | 957 | 1,014 |
Under 18 | 25 | 9 | 16 |
Age 18-19 | 826 | 365 | 461 |
Age 20-21 | 855 | 405 | 450 |
Age 22-24 | 237 | 155 | 82 |
Age 25-29 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
Age 30-34 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Age 35-39 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Age 40-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age 50-64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Over 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age Un-Known | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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