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

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 9.01%. A total of 13,743 students (6,121 men and 6,776 women) have applied to and 1,238 (508 men and 652 women) students admitted to Amherst College.

Among them, 196 male and 255 female students have enrolled into Amherst and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 38.77%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At Amherst, 187 applicants (39% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 105 applicants (22%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,540 at Amherst. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,580 and 25^th percentile score is 1,490.

The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25^th percentile score is 33.

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.