Amherst College
Work PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000
Work(413) 542-2328
Admissions E-mail: admission@amherst.edu
Web site: http://www.amherst.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges
Overview : Amherst College
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1821 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 1,697 |
| Setting: | rural |
| Endowment: | $1,705,916,832 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 1/1 |
| Application fee: | $60 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 14.8% |
| Selectivity: | most selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,928 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Amherst College is widely regarded as one of the nation's very best liberal arts colleges. Enrolling 1,600 students from nearly every state and more than 40 countries, Amherst features an open curriculum and offers the BA in 33 fields of study. Amherst is part of the Five College Consortium with Smith College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. |
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