School Profile

Campus Setting
  • Suburban setting
  • Town population: 35,000

    Size
  • 1,697 undergraduates
  • 438 freshmen

    Admissions
  • 15% applicants admitted
  • 79% in top 10% of HS class
  • SAT CR Middle 50%:660- 760
  • SAT M Middle 50%: 660-760
  • SAT W Middle 50%: 660-760
  • ACT middle 50%: 29-33

    Great Links

    QuestBridge -Amherst Chat Transcript - Sept. 12, 2006

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    General Information
    • Amherst is a liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is part of the Five College Consortium in which Amherst students can also take classes at the four neighboring colleges, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Amherst is located 90 miles from Boston, and 150 miles from New York City. Map.
    • Visit Amherst's website at www.amherst.edu.
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