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Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private (nonprofit) · 1,911 students · mostly bachelor degrees

55th-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.

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Net price / year
$23,367
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$87,640
Graduation rate
94%
Admission rate
9%
Median graduate earnings
$77,644
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$13,740
Average SAT
1533
Median ACT
33
Pell grant recipients
20%
3-yr loan default rate
0%

Fields of study

34 programs
Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$142,680Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$141,730Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree81 grads/yr$124,324Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$103,601Behavioral Neuroscience · Bachelor's Degree66 grads/yr$69,204Baltic Studies · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$68,618English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$65,195Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$63,754French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$60,212

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.