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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,208
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 61%
Average Aid Amount $58,328
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 341
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 66%

Financial Aid Information at Amherst

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,208 students (61% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $58,328. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 341 students (66% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Amherst College is $67,280, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,208 students (61% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $58,328. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Amherst College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Amherst College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,20861%$58,328
Pell Grants46524%$5,181
Federal Student Loans22111%$5,451

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 341 beginning students (66% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 303 students (59% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Amherst College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Amherst College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid34166%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources29858%$58,693
Federal Grants11623%$6,109
Pell Grants11422%$5,509
Other Federal Grants8116%$994
State/Local Grants194%$2,341
Institutional Grants29257%$57,320
Student Loans6412%$9,293
Federal Student Loans5711%$4,877
Other Student Loans143%$22,628