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Acceptance Rate 11.31%
Yield 39.33%
SAT Score 1,415
ACT Score 32
Applicants 10,569

Applying To Amherst

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 11.31% at Amherst College where a total of 10,569 students applied and 1,195 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,415 and the average ACT score is 32. It requires four items and recommends 4 articles to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Amherst College.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationwww.amherst.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear
Acceptance Rate11%
Average Test Scores1,415 SAT / 32 ACT

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 11.31% where a total of 10,569 students (4,776 men and 5,792 women) have applied to Amherst and 1,195 (553 men and 642 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 230 male and 240 female students have enrolled into Amherst and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 39.33%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Amherst
TotalMenWomen
Applicants10,5694,7765,792
Admitted1,195553642
Enrolled470230240
Acceptance Rate 11.31% 11.58% 11.08%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 39.33% 41.59% 37.38%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Amherst, 275 applicants (59% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 240 applicants (51%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,415 and the average ACT score is 32 at Amherst. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,520 and 25th percentile score is 1,310. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 103 and the 25th percentile score is 88. 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 Writing650740
SAT Math660780
ACT Composite3034
ACT Math2734
ACT English3135
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Amherst College requires 4 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 4 articles (High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies) to submit to their applicants. The following table summarizes the application requirements at Amherst College
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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