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.

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

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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Amherst?

With an acceptance rate of 7%, 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 42% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 7%, and the acceptance rate for women is 7%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% 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 700 and 760. Math scores were between 720 and 790.

Amherst received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 0. 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 11% of students took out student loans averaging $8,944 a year. That adds up to $35,776 over four years for those students.

Amherst College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,971 full-time undergraduates at Amherst, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	299
Black or African American	203
Hispanic or Latino	304
White	764
International Students	206
Other Races/Ethnicities	195

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.

Amherst College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	91	91
TOTAL	91	91

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

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