Applying to Amherst - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 7.26%. A total of 14,864 students (6,260 men and 7,845 women) have applied to and 1,079 (451 men and 582 women) students admitted to Amherst College.

Among them, 210 male and 243 female students have enrolled into Amherst and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 43.28%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At Amherst, 185 applicants (40% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 99 applicants (21%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,510 at Amherst. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,550 and 25^th percentile score is 1,420.

The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25^th percentile score is 32.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Amherst. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Amherst with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

For applying to Amherst College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.