| Screen last updated on: December 2024 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,910 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,875 |
| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 15.5% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 11.2% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 15.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 35.9% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.4% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 12.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.3% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
1,020 acres |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- cooperative housing
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| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
97% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
3% |
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| 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: |
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Other libraries on campus. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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placement service, health service, women's center |
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| Counseling services: |
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career, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center. |
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| Student activities: |
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student newspaper, radio station |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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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) |
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| 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 | | |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton; rock climbing; baseball; basketball; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; volleyball; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running |
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| Nearest international airport: |
Bradley International Airport |
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