AMHERST COLLEGE INFORMATION

Amherst College is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and is a private college. Amherst College is a four year college and offers Bachelor's Degrees, and a number of different programs and courses.

Amherst College is in a relatively urban area (in or near a city), which may be something you prefer if you like a city lifestyle as a student.

Amherst College does not have a rolling admission policy, and you will want to make sure that you get your application in before December 31.

Amherst College is relatively smaller in size with an enrollment of only 1,821 students.

Amherst College accepts about 18% of its applicants on average, and 48% of the students receive some sort of financial aid for college at Amherst College.

If you are looking for more information on financial aid at Amherst College, you can may want to contact Joe Paul Case, who is the Director of Financial Aid at Amherst College. You may also qualify for free grants for college in Massachusetts to attend Amherst College.

You may also need to take one or more of the following tests to qualify for admission at Amherst College:

• ACT
• SAT

Amherst College offers the following extracurricular activities to its students:

• Choral Groups
• Concert Band
• Dance
• Drama
• Jazz Band
• Literary Magazine
• Music Ensembles
• Music Theater
• Opera
• Radio Station
• Sports
• Student Government
• Student Film
• Yearbook

You may want to brush up on your ACT preparation as well, because the average ACT score for students that are entering Amherst College is 31.

Don't forget to study for the SAT, because the average SAT score for students that are entering Amherst College is 1422.

Do a lot of students come from out of state to attend Amherst College? Well, about 89% of the student body at Amherst College comes from outside the state of Massachusetts.

Do a lot of the students at Amherst College live on campus? Well, about 100% live on campus, while 0% live off campus and commute to school every day.

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