Amherst College Common Data Set 2024-25

MATest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT considered if submitted, not required; scores due Feb 1; SAT, ACT and AP used for placementCompare with other schools

Acceptance rate

1,238 of 13,743

Early decision rate

29.4%

Non-ED pool: 7.9%

SAT middle 50%

1500–1560

ACT middle 50%

33–35

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Admissions

AppliedC1	13,743
AdmittedC1	1,238
EnrolledC1	480
YieldC1	38.8%
Early decisionC21	216 of 735 (29.4%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	1,105
Accepted a placeC2	623
Admitted from waitlistC2	8
Odds if you stay on the listC2	1.3%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	39%
Submitted ACTC9	22%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	740–780
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	750–800
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$69,820
Required feesG1	$660
Food and housingG1	$18,390
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$69,507
Average need-based grantH2	$68,154

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankImportant
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresVery important
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityVery important
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationImportant
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workImportant
Work experienceImportant
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	1,914
First-year retentionB22	97.3%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	94%

Notes on this filing

C1: Total applicants printed as 13743 in the residency table; gender rows sum to 13742 (incl. unknown gender). Printed total used.
C1: gender-level admits and enrollees sum to 1238 and 480, matching the residency totals.
C2: waitlist counts mapped by position (offered 1105, accepted place 623, admitted 8); waitlist is not ranked.
C8A: SAT/ACT marked 'Not required for admission, but considered if submitted'; C8F gives only a URL with no clarifying text. Policy summary is based on C8A.
C9: SAT and ACT percentages are of first-time, first-year enrollees (187 SAT, 105 ACT submitters).
C11/C12: GPA band cells are blank and C12 says 'Do not track'; GPA fields left null, pct_below_3_50 not computed.
B4-B11: the 4-year graduation rate is not printed; the 2018 cohort 4-year count (369 of 492) was not converted to a rate, so grad_rate_4yr is null. The six-year rate of 94% is printed (Fall 2018 cohort, total column).
G1: costs are labeled 2025-2026 (the filing notes 2024-2025 costs were not available); values used as printed.
G1: single tuition figure used; in-state and out-of-state left null as a private institution.
H2: first-time full-time first-year column used. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is line d divided by line c (284/284). Line h divided by line d gives pct_need_fully_met (100.0), and this matches the printed value.
H2 line J (average financial aid package) is reported as avg_need_based_package because the filing does not separate need-based from total aid in that line.
C2/C21: early decision offered (applications 735, admitted 216); early action not offered.

Source: Amherst College Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.