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Amherst College

Amherst College
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000


Fax number: (413) 542-2040
Website: https://www.amherst.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,897
Full-time undergraduates: 1,898
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
13.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
15.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
38.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
11.5% Nonresident Alien
1.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,020 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • cooperative housing
Percent of students who live in school housing: 97%
Percent of students who live off campus: 3%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Association of Amherst Students; Black Students Union; Student Publications (e.g., Amherst Student, Indicator); A Capella Groups (e.g., Zumbyes, Bluestockings); Dancing and Stepping at Amherst College (DASAC)

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's fencing  
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's skiing (downhill)  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's water polo  
Men's wrestling  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleading  
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's fencing  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's skiing (downhill)  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo  
Women's wrestling  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; badminton; baseball; basketball; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; volleyball; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Bradley International Airport

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