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).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
