Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 8,396 |
| Admitted | 1,149 |
| Acceptance rate | 13.7% |
| Yield rate | 41.0% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Amherst College.
Amherst College's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 680 and 775
- Math: 680 and 780
- Writing: 31 and 34
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Amherst College.
Amherst College's average composite ACT score falls between 32 and 35.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthropology | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Architectural History & Criticism | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Astronomy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Chemistry, General | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Computer Science | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Economics, General | 39 | 24 | 63 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| Environmental Studies | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| European Studies/Civilization | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| French Language & Literature | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| German Language & Literature | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| History, General | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legal Studies, General | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Mathematics, General | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Music, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neuroscience. | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Philosophy | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Physics, General | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Sciences, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sociology | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistics, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 224 | 208 | 432 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 3089 |
| Reported Results | 325 |
| Accepted | 124 (38%) 38,62 |
| Rejected | 201 |
| Attending | 29 |
| Yield Rate | 23% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.80 | 3.95 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2130 | 2268 | 2340 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 809 | 913 | 965 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.65 | 3.83 | 3.95 |
| SAT I | 2070 | 2181 | 2255 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 750 | 838 | 908 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 07:00:03 PM
Newest applicant: 67 days, 17 hours, and 35 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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