Amherst College

Amherst, MA · IPEDS UNITID 164465 · Common Data Set 2018-19 to 2025-26

In 2025-26: 15,819 applied, 1,222 admitted (7.7%), — enrolled. ✓ matches IPEDS; ! differs from IPEDS (the college filed different numbers in the two places, or see the verification table).

Common Data Set year2018-192019-202021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26
Applied9,724 ✓10,569 ✓13,999 ✓14,864 !12,727 !13,269 ✓15,819
Admitted1,246 ✓1,195 ✓1,224 ✓1,079 !1,250 !1,205 ✓1,222
Admit rate12.8%11.3%8.7%7.3%9.8%9.1%7.7%
Enrolled492470514467488480
Yield39.5%39.3%42.0%43.3%39.0%39.8%
Waitlist offered1,4821,4471,2851,4199241,1051,294
Waitlist admitted04803647844
SAT 25th–75th1420–15301440–15401450–15501480–15501500–15601470–1540
ACT 25th–75th31–34 ✓31–34 ✓32–35 ✓32–35 ✓31–35 ✓33–35 ✓33–35
Average GPA
Early decision offeredYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Tuition$55,520$57,640$60,700$63,500$66,650$69,820$73,140
Tuition, in-state
Tuition, out-of-state
Need met, average100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Average aid package$60,141$59,559$62,236$68,191$69,267$69,507$77,414
Student-faculty ratio7.217.327.0

Every number

2018-19 JSON / CSV · 2019-20 JSON / CSV · 2021-22 JSON / CSV · 2022-23 JSON / CSV · 2023-24 JSON / CSV · 2024-25 JSON / CSV · 2025-26 JSON / CSV

Sources

Original filings: 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 · 2024-25 · 2025-26. Read from the file by Claude Haiku (section by section, page images), or taken exactly from the official spreadsheet answer key where the college filed one. Each JSON row carries the method and the IPEDS verification status.