Applying to Amherst College

Amherst's acceptance rate is 9% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 13,999 students applied and 1,260 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into Amherst. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 42% with 529 enrolled students out of 1,260 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,460 and the ACT score is 33 at Amherst.

To apply to Amherst, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Amherst's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for applying undergraduate school at Amherst College. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	www.amherst.edu/admission/
Online Application	https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	No credits accepted
Degree Offered	Bachelor

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 9.00% and the yield is 41.98%. 6,175 men and 7,824 women applied to Amherst and 494 men and 704 women students were accepted. Among them, 222 men and 282 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	13,999	6,175	7,824
Admitted	1,260	494	704
Enrolled	529	222	282
Acceptance Rate	9.00%	8.00%	9.00%
Yield	41.98%	44.94%	40.06%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 183 students (35% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 161 students (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 760 and the 25^th percentile is 680. The SAT Math score is 790 (75^th) and 690 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 34 (75^th percentile) and 32 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	680	760
SAT Math	690	790
ACT Composite	32	34
ACT Math	30	35
ACT English	33	35

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Amherst College are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,208, ACT: 73 - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Amherst College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Amherst Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Considered but not Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered but not Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended