Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

Average SAT

1,533

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

1,911

In-state tuition

$70,480

Out-of-state tuition

$70,480

Avg net price

$23,367

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1490 and 1580 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 33

Popular programs at Amherst College

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Economics.	91	$90,568	$141,730
2	Mathematics.	89	$78,500	$124,324
3	Research and Experimental Psychology.	61	$45,786	$69,204
4	Political Science and Government.	61	$61,125	$63,754
5	Computer Science.	55	$100,596	$142,680
6	English Language and Literature, General.	41	$41,979	$65,195
7	Biology, General.	31	N/A	N/A
8	Area Studies.	27	$49,149	$68,618
9	Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.	27	N/A	N/A
10	Neurobiology and Neurosciences.	25	$38,387	N/A
11	Chemistry.	24	N/A	N/A
12	History.	23	$56,444	$103,601
13	Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.	21	$49,322	$60,212
14	Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.	20	N/A	N/A
15	Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.	17	$40,120	N/A
16	Fine and Studio Arts.	17	N/A	N/A
17	Natural Resources Conservation and Research.	16	N/A	N/A
18	Statistics.	15	N/A	N/A
19	Philosophy.	15	N/A	N/A
20	Sociology.	12	N/A	N/A