Enrollment Trends at Amherst

The student population at Amherst College is 1,898 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 81 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.07 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar. All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Amherst College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,835 where 1,898 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.07 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Amherst.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Amherst College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,817	931	886
2013-14	1,785 -32	900 -31	885 -1
2014-15	1,792 7	927 27	865 -20
2015-16	1,795 3	891 -36	904 39
2016-17	1,849 54	922 31	927 23
2017-18	1,836 -13	928 6	908 -19
2018-19	1,855 19	919 -9	936 28
2019-20	1,839 -16	915 -4	924 -12
2020-21	1,745 -94	845 -70	900 -24
2021-22	1,971 226	957 112	1,014 114
2022-23	1,898 -73	917 -40	981 -33
Average	1,835	914	921

Amherst College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 38.15% and the percentage of black students is 10.80% at Amherst College. 13.91% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Amherst College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	2	214	204	212	0	729	117
2013-14	2	224	208	229	0	745	100
2014-15	6	234	222	235	1	751	81
2015-16	8	244	210	241	1	756	89
2016-17	8	260	214	253	0	790	90
2017-18	11	262	209	234	1	804	96
2018-19	9	280	199	238	0	807	126
2019-20	9	272	187	242	2	796	120
2020-21	10	270	182	244	3	705	123
2021-22	5	299	203	304	4	764	146
2022-23	4	264	205	301	4	724	142
Average	7	257	204	248	1	761	112

Amherst College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Amherst College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.

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