Student Population at Amherst College

2023 Student PopulationMenWomen
1,898917981
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 1,898 students have enrolled in Amherst College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.
By gender, 917 male and 981 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,429 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and age distribution.
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Student Population by Gender

Amherst College has a total of 1,898 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 1,898 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.
By gender, 917 male and 981 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
Undergraduate
Total1,898
Men917
Women981

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 724 White, 205 Black, and 264 Asian students out of a total of 1,898 are attending at Amherst College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American413
Asian264112152
Black20599106
Hispanic301130171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders431
White724375349
Two or more races1427270
Race Unknown362214

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,871 students under 25 years old, and 27 students over 25 years old out of 1,898 total students.
Student Age Distribution
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18281315
18-19790463327
20-21829422407
22-2422480144
25-2919217
30-34404
35-39303

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,898 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 19 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.00%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time1,879
Transfer-in Full-time19
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