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Amherst College
Amherst, MA · College · Private nonprofit
Locale
City: Small
Yield
39%
Most Popular Majors
- 1. Social Sciences100
- 2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences77
- 3. Computer & Information Sciences48
- 4. Mathematics & Statistics40
- 5. Physical Sciences38
Enrollment
Admissions
SAT scores (50th percentile)
ACT Composite (50th percentile)
Tuition & fees (in-state)
Graduation rate
Degrees conferred
Finance: core revenue & expense
Financial aid: % receiving any aid
Academic peers
This institution and its closest academic peers — same institution type, ranked by overlap in subjects and degree levels offered and by how many students earn those degrees — leaving out any that are 10 or more points below it on yield or graduation rate. Select a column heading to sort.
| Amherst College This institution | 39% | 94% | 9% admitted SAT 1,520 | 1,914 |
| $87,640 |
| Davidson College NC · Private | 48% | 91% | 13% admitted SAT 1,460 | 1,869 |
| $79,475 |
| Bowdoin College ME · Private | 54% | 95% | 7% admitted SAT 1,510 | 1,881 |
| $85,100 |
| Grinnell College IA · Private | 31% | 88% | 15% admitted SAT 1,475 | 1,788 |
| $83,490 |
| Pomona College CA · Private | 50% | 93% | 7% admitted SAT 1,520 | 1,700 |
| $85,300 |
| Carleton College MN · Private | 35% | 90% | 20% admitted SAT 1,508 | 2,128 |
| $84,893 |
| Bates College ME · Private | 37% | 90% | 13% admitted SAT 1,463 | 1,760 |
| $83,532 |
| Colby College ME · Private | 46% | 89% | 7% admitted SAT 1,485 | 2,412 |
| $85,420 |
| Hamilton College NY · Private | 39% | 91% | 14% admitted SAT 1,500 | 2,031 |
| $84,230 |
| Haverford College PA · Private | 43% | 90% | 12% admitted SAT 1,505 | 1,431 |
| $90,382 |
| Wellesley College MA · Private | 48% | 92% | 14% admitted SAT 1,510 | 2,407 |
| $86,290 |
| Barnard College NY · Private | 69% | 93% | 9% admitted SAT 1,510 | 3,487 |
| $89,808 |
| United States Naval Academy MD · Public | 84% | 93% | 9% admitted SAT 1,305 | 4,474 |
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Selectivity sorts on admit rate and test score together, relative to this institution; the test score is the SAT total, or the ACT converted to it. Majors are subject areas by bachelor's degrees conferred. Average cost is the published annual cost of attendance, averaged over in-state and out-of-state students.