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Acceptance Rate 11.83%
Yield 34.61%
SAT Score 1,495
ACT Score 34
Applicants 10,603

Applying To Amherst

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 11.83% at Amherst College where a total of 10,603 students applied and 1,254 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,495 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires three items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Amherst.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationwww.amherst.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear
Acceptance Rate12%
Average Test Scores1,495 SAT / 34 ACT

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2020-2021, the acceptance rate is 11.83% where a total of 10,603 students (4,815 men and 5,785 women) have applied to Amherst and 1,254 (566 men and 687 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 215 male and 219 female students have enrolled into Amherst and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 34.61%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Amherst
TotalMenWomen
Applicants10,6034,8155,785
Admitted1,254566687
Enrolled434215219
Acceptance Rate 11.83% 11.75% 11.88%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 34.61% 37.99% 31.88%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Amherst, 258 applicants (59% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 181 applicants (42%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,495 and the average ACT score is 34 at Amherst. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,560 and 25th percentile score is 1,430. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 105 and the 25th percentile score is 94. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Amherst.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Amherst
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710770
SAT Math720790
ACT Composite3235
ACT Math2934
ACT English3336
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Amherst College requires 3 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, TOEFL) and recommends 2 articles (High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 3 item(s) (High School GPA, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Amherst
High School GPA△
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies△
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Amherst College is Semester. Next table describes credits that Amherst College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✗
Credit for military training ✗

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