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Amherst College
Amherst, United States · Suburban
NESCACLittle IviesFive College ConsortiumPrivateLiberal ArtsCoed
Acceptance
9.0%
Tuition/yr
$70,200
Students
1,900
Founded
1821
About
An open-curriculum liberal arts powerhouse in the Five College Consortium, need-blind even for international applicants. Students design their own path across 40+ majors with no distribution requirements.
- University type
- Private (non-profit)
- Acceptance rate
- 9.0%
- Total enrolment
- 1,900
- Student : faculty
- 7:1
- Founded
- 1821
Courses & majors
EconomicsMathematicsLaw, Jurisprudence & Social ThoughtComputer ScienceEnglishPolitical SciencePsychologyBiologyHistoryNeuroscience
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$70,200
Cost of attendance
$93,500
Application fee
$65
Rankings
#2
National
Scholarships & financial aid
No merit aid; need-blind admission and full-need aid apply equally to international students.
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