Amherst, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, Amherst College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 1,914 students in fall 2024.
Amherst College offers bachelor's degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Mathematics, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, and Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. It awarded 537 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
97% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
Key figures
1,914
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
537
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
Campus
Program levels
Bachelor
Programs and majors offered 42
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
97%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
537
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,914
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,914
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,059
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
16%
Two or more races
8%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
President
Michael Elliott
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates