Headcounts and Directory Information
Amherst College (Amherst) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Amherst, MA. It has a total enrollment of 1,914 and students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1. It is a Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Bachelor's degree.
A total of 295 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Amherst. The average faculty salary is $140,454 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,147 employees work at Amherst. The average non-instructional staff salary is $89,050. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boltwood Avenue, Amherst, MA |
| Phone Number | 413-542-2000 |
| Web | www.amherst.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 6 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 282 Full-time / 13 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,109 Full-time / 38 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $140,454 |
| Staff Average Salary | $89,050 |
| Student Population | 1,914 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Amherst College, there are 1,147 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,109 full-time and 38 part-time staffs work at Amherst. By gender there are 525 male and 622 female employees.
Among them, 295 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 282 full-time and 13 part-time faculty. By gender there are 151 male and 144 female faculty teaching at Amherst.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,147 | 525 | 622 | 1,109 | 512 | 597 | 38 | 13 | 25 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 295 | 151 | 144 | 282 | 143 | 139 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 71 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 15 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Management | 116 | 47 | 69 | 115 | 47 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 80 | 20 | 60 | 78 | 20 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 85 | 51 | 34 | 85 | 51 | 34 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 101 | 45 | 56 | 101 | 45 | 56 | - | - | - |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 13 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Service | 212 | 131 | 81 | 202 | 128 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 133 | 25 | 108 | 126 | 25 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 30 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - |