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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,104
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 60%
Average Aid Amount $54,908
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 305
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 65%

Financial Aid Information at Amherst

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,104 students (60% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $54,908. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 305 students (65% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees at Amherst College is $64,100, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,104 students (60% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $54,908. 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 aid1,10460%$54,908
Pell Grants43724%$4,869
Federal Student Loans27015%$5,323

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 305 beginning students (65% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 271 students (58% 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 Aid30565%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources26857%$57,918
Federal Grants11224%$5,951
Pell Grants11224%$5,232
Other Federal Grants8117%$995
State/Local Grants163%$3,002
Institutional Grants26857%$55,252
Student Loans6414%$9,904
Federal Student Loans4910%$4,551
Other Student Loans235%$17,864