Amherst College

Common Data Set 2021-22

Acceptance Rate

8.7%

Applications

13,999

Admitted

1,224

Enrolled

514

SAT Composite 25th

1,440

All Extracted Fields

B. Enrollment And Persistence

Nonresidents
60
Hispanic/Latino
89
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
61
White, non-Hispanic
184
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
0
Asian, non-Hispanic
74
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
1
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
41
TOTAL
514
Bachelor's degrees
395

C. First-Time, First-Year Admission

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
91
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
99
Percent in top half of high school graduating class
100
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
0
Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
6175
Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
7824
Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
497
Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
727
Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
225
Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
289
Percent Submitting SAT Scores
35
SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
1440
SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
1540
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
720
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
780
SAT Math: 25th Percentile
720
SAT Math: 50th Percentile
790
ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
32
ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
35
ACT Math: 25th Percentile
31
ACT Math: 50th Percentile
35
ACT English: 25th Percentile
34
ACT English: 50th Percentile
36

Source Document

Acceptance Rate

8.7%

Applications

13,999

Admitted

1,224

Enrolled

514

SAT Composite 25th

1,440

All Extracted Fields

B. Enrollment And Persistence

Nonresidents
60
Hispanic/Latino
89
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
61
White, non-Hispanic
184
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
0
Asian, non-Hispanic
74
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
1
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
41
TOTAL
514
Bachelor's degrees
395

C. First-Time, First-Year Admission

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
91
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
99
Percent in top half of high school graduating class
100
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
0
Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
6175
Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
7824
Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
497
Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
727
Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
225
Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
289
Percent Submitting SAT Scores
35
SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
1440
SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
1540
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
720
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
780
SAT Math: 25th Percentile
720
SAT Math: 50th Percentile
790
ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
32
ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
35
ACT Math: 25th Percentile
31
ACT Math: 50th Percentile
35
ACT English: 25th Percentile
34
ACT English: 50th Percentile
36

Source Document