Amherst College Business Programs

Amherst College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. Amherst is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Amherst College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Amherst.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#13	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Amherst has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#12	Highest Paid Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Graduates	College Factual
#15	Highest Paid Economics Graduates	College Factual
#21	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#50	Best Economics Schools	College Factual

Where Is Amherst College?

Contact details for Amherst are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Boltwood Avenue, Amherst, MA 01002-5000
Phone:	413-542-2000
Website:	www.amherst.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amherst-MA/Amherst-College/6099747981
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/amherstcollege

How Do I Get Into Amherst?

You can apply to Amherst online at: https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear

Admission Requirements for Amherst

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	considered but not required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Amherst?

With an acceptance rate of 12%, Amherst is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 12%, and the acceptance rate for women is 12%.

Average Test Scores

About 59% of students accepted to Amherst submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 770. Math scores were between 720 and 790.

Amherst received ACT scores from 42% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 36. Math scores were between 29 and 34. Composite scores were between 32 and 35.

Can I Afford Amherst College?

The overall average net price of Amherst is $47,685. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Amherst, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $9,904 a year. That adds up to $39,616 over four years for those students.

Amherst College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,745 full-time undergraduates at Amherst, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Amherst College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	270
Black or African American	182
Hispanic or Latino	244
White	705
International Students	178
Other Races/Ethnicities	166

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Amherst College. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 68 countries are represented at Amherst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Online Learning at Amherst College

In 2019-2020, 1,733 students took at least one online class at the school.

Amherst College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	37	37
TOTAL	37	37

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.