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As part of our institutional commitment to expanded college access for students from all backgrounds, Amherst has added two new eligibility options for our Quick Pass application fee waiver, now extended to cover all first-generation applicants and all applicants from families with household incomes below $65,000.
This academic year, Amherst is providing more than $50 million in scholarship aid to 55 percent of the student body. The average financial aid award was $53,577 in 2017-18. Amherst students can graduate debt-free. In our financial aid packages, we’ve replaced all loans with scholarship grants, making Amherst one of the few colleges and ...
For 2021-2022, the typical student expense budget and charges include: Comprehensive fee (tuition, room and board): $76,800. Other student fees (student activities, campus center programs and residential governance): $460. Health insurance* (may be waived): $2,616. Tuition insurance (may be waived): $120 (per semester) ***.
Amherst College Writing Supplement. Learn more about our options for the writing supplement. $75 Application Fee (non-refundable) or Fee Waiver (requested through Common Application, Apply Coalition with Scoir, or Amherst's Quick Pass). Optional Standardized Test Results for the SAT or ACT (either self-reported or official scores).
Our admission policies are guided by the principles expressed in our Mission Statement. See ADMISSION STATISTICS for the current first-year class and new transfer students. Prospective students may apply to Amherst as either first-year students or transfer students. First-year students submit their applications for the Early Decision or Regular ...
To reach Amherst College, please call: Admission Office: 413-542-2328 Advancement Office: 413-542-5900 Communications Office: 413-542-2321 Controller: 413-543-2101 Dean of Faculty: 413-543-2334 Financial Aid Office: 413-542-2296 Police Department Business Number: 413-542-2291 Police Department Emergency Number: 413-542-2111 Student Affairs ...
Diversity is a foundational part of Amherst. By almost any measure, we're one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country. Enrollment statistics can tell you a lot about the first-year class. Frost Library offers more than 1.4 million volumes, a talented and friendly staff and a café, plus many study spaces.
