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Amherst College

Amherst College
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000

Official telephone: (413) 542-2000
Website: https://www.amherst.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 98%
Student:Faculty ratio: 7:1
Total faculty: 164 men, 163 women
Full-time faculty: 131 men, 135 women
Part-time faculty: 33 men, 28 women
Graduation rate: 93% within six years

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, internships
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural History and Criticism, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Asian-American Studies
  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Legal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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