Amherst College Student Population and Demographics

Amherst Student Population

Amherst College has a total enrollment of 1,971 (all undergraduate students) for academic year 2021-2022. By gender, there are 957 male and 1,014 female students at Amherst College. Amherst College is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,108 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Amherst College has a total enrollment of 1,971 with a gender distribution of 48.55% male (957 students) and 51.45% female (1,014 students).

Student Population By Gender
Amherst College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,971	957	1,014
Full-time	1,971	957	1,014
Part-time	0	0	0

[Chart] Amherst College 2022 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Amherst College does not offer the distance learning opportunity.

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Amherst College. There are 5 American Indian/Native American, 764 White, 203 Black/African American, 299 Asian, 304 Hispanic, 4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 94 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Amherst College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,971	957	1,014
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	299	135	164
Black/African American	203	99	104
Hispanic	304	140	164
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	764	378	386
Two More	146	72	74
Race Un-Known	40	22	18

[Chart] Amherst CollegeRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

Next table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Amherst College.

Student Age Distribution
Amherst College
	Undergraduate
Total	1,971
Under 18	25
Age 18-19	826
Age 20-21	855
Age 22-24	237
Age 25-29	14
Age 30-34	7
Age 35-39	6
Age 40-49	0
Age 50-64	1
Over 64	0
Age Un-Known	0

[Chart] Amherst College 2022 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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