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The acceptance rate of Amherst College is 7.3%. Total 14,864 students have applied to and 1,079 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 467 students enrolled in Amherst College (Admission Yield: 43.3%). The average SAT score is 1,510 and the average ACT score is 34. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $65 at Amherst College.
  • Acceptance Rate: 7.3%
  • Yield: 43.3%
  • SAT Score: 1,510

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 14,864 students have applied to Amherst College. By gender, 6,260 male and 7,845 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 1,079 (451 male and 582 female) students have accepted and 467(210 male and 243 female) have enrolled into Amherst College for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Amherst College.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Amherst College
TotalMenWomen
Applicants14,8646,2607,845
Admitted1,079451582
Enrolled467210243
Acceptance Rate 7.26% 7.20% 7.42%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 43.28% 46.56% 41.75%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Amherst College, 185 applicants (40% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 99 applicants (21%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,550 and 25th percentile score is 1,420. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 104 and 25th percentile score is 94. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Amherst College. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Amherst College.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Amherst College
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing700760
SAT Math720790
ACT Composite3235
ACT Math2934
ACT English3335

Offered Degrees at Amherst

Amherst College only offers Bachelor's with 1,898 students. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Amherst College.
Offered Degrees at Amherst College
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Amherst

Amherst College does not accept following credits/program. Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Amherst College.
Accepted Credits at Amherst College
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Amherst College, 3 items are required to submit. High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Amherst. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Amherst.

High School GPA

Considered But Not Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Recommendations

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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