Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Amherst

At Amherst College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 12.21%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 7.26%. Amherst College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 40.04%, and the 2023 yield is 43.28%. The number of Amherst applicants increased by 6.18% (865 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 12.21%, and this year's acceptance rate is 7.26% at Amherst College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 12.95% and women students' rate is 11.55%. Amherst College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Amherst College over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 13.32% 15.13% 11.95%
2013-14 14.28%
0.96%
14.88%
1.83%
13.78%
1.83%
2014-15 13.84%
-0.44%
14.84%
-0.79%
12.99%
-0.79%
2015-16 14.12%
0.28%
15.02%
0.39%
13.38%
0.39%
2016-17 13.69%
-0.44%
15.88%
-1.48%
11.90%
-1.48%
2017-18 12.90%
-0.78%
14.57%
-0.33%
11.57%
-0.33%
2018-19 12.82%
-0.09%
13.63%
0.59%
12.16%
0.59%
2019-20 11.31%
-1.51%
11.58%
-1.07%
11.08%
-1.07%
2020-21 11.83%
0.52%
11.75%
0.79%
11.88%
0.79%
2021-22 9.00%
-2.83%
8.00%
-2.88%
9.00%
-2.88%
2022-23 7.26%
-1.74%
7.20%
-1.58%
7.42%
-1.58%
Average 12.21% 12.95% 11.55%
Amherst College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 40.04% where the current academic year yield is 43.28%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Amherst College from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 40.91% 43.94% 37.98%
2013-14 41.17%
0.26%
43.10%
1.45%
39.43%
1.45%
2014-15 39.98%
-1.18%
40.03%
0.50%
39.93%
0.50%
2015-16 39.42%
-0.56%
38.77%
0.10%
40.03%
0.10%
2016-17 40.99%
1.57%
39.57%
2.51%
42.55%
2.51%
2017-18 39.32%
-1.68%
40.10%
-4.02%
38.53%
-4.02%
2018-19 39.49%
0.17%
39.86%
0.62%
39.14%
0.62%
2019-20 39.33%
-0.16%
41.59%
-1.76%
37.38%
-1.76%
2020-21 34.61%
-4.72%
37.99%
-5.51%
31.88%
-5.51%
2021-22 41.98%
7.37%
44.94%
8.18%
40.06%
8.18%
2022-23 43.28%
1.30%
46.56%
1.70%
41.75%
1.70%
Average 40.04% 41.50% 38.97%
Amherst College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 10,079, the average number of admitted is 1,184, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 473. The number of Amherst applicants increased by 6.18% (865 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Amherst College from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 8,461 1,127 461
2013-14 7,927
-534
1,132
5
466
5
2014-15 8,477
550
1,173
3
469
3
2015-16 8,568
91
1,210
8
477
8
2016-17 8,396
-172
1,149
-6
471
-6
2017-18 9,285
889
1,198
0
471
0
2018-19 9,723
438
1,246
21
492
21
2019-20 10,569
846
1,195
-22
470
-22
2020-21 10,603
34
1,254
-36
434
-36
2021-22 13,999
3,396
1,260
95
529
95
2022-23 14,864
865
1,079
-62
467
-62
Average 10,079 1,184 473
Amherst College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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