| Name |
Amherst College |
| Address |
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000 |
| Website |
http://www.amherst.edu |
| Email |
admission@amherst.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
97% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
100% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
97% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (100%), special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing, other housing options |
| College Owned Singles |
65% |
| College Owned Doubles |
25% |
| College Owned Triples |
10% |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
37 |
| Sprinkler System |
84% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
1,000 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
100% |
| Nearest Airport |
Hartford, CT (45), Boston (90) |
| Nearest Train |
Amherst (1) |
| Nearest Bus |
Amherst (0) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
35% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
60% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,600 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Mr. Gad's House of Improv (every Monday night), FLICS (free movies 7 times per week), Dancing and Stepping at Amherst College, Spring Weekend (first weekend each May, featuring a large Saturday night concert and Sunday carnival with a battle of the bands), Voices for the Voiceless, Casino Night (fundraiser), Harlem Renaissance |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
104 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Amherst Christian Fellowship, Amherst Hillel, Amherst Koinonia Church, Newman Club, Noor (Amherst Muslim Students), the Bi-Semester Worship Series (service in the African-American tradition), Amherst Gospel Choir, Buddhist Meditation Group. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) AIKYA (South Asian Students), Asian Students Association, Black Students Union, Chicano/o Caucus, International Students Association, Korean American Students Association, La Causa (Latino/a), Students of Mixed Heritage; French Club; Korean American Students Association; La Causa (Latino/a Organization); International Students Association; Pacific Islander/South-East Asian Students (PISEAS); Russian House; |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Too many to list here, but including: Several a capella groups (Zumbyes, Bluestockings, Sabrinas, DQ), other musical groups (Concert Choir, Glee Club, Madrigals, Women's Chorus), Photography Association, Mr. Gad's House of Improv, Nightcap (educational theater), Pride Alliance (LBGTQA group), The Women's Center, Women in Science, Amherst College Democrats, Amherst College Republicans, Capitol Connections, French Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Chess Club, Ham Radio and Electronics Club, Hungry Newt Coffeehouse, College Bowl Team, JeffMUG (Mac users group), Knitting Guild, MassPIRG, Diversity Educators, Foreign Policy Forum, Mock Trial, Model UN, Parliamentary Debate Society, Tae Kwan Do Club, etc. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Amherst Student (weekly), The Indicator (several times per semester), The Amherst Hamster (several times per semester), Prism (several times per semester) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1821 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,623 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
1,154,569,523 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
55 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
34,916 |
| Room Board |
9,080 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
60% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Goldman Sachs; Harvard University; Lehman Bros.; Monitor; Bain; Teach for America; AmeriCorps; Mass General; Merrill Lynch; Braun Consulting; McKinsey; Mt. Sinai Hospital; University of California; Peace Corps; many private high schools; many hospitals an |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
1,003,887 |
| Num Subscriptions |
10,632 |
| Num Microforms |
530,083 |
| Num Audiovisual |
63,515 |
| Num Ebooks |
73,185 |
| Library Facilities |
Keefe Science Library, Morgan Music Library, Visual Resources Collection, Amherst College Library Depository, Center for Russian Culture Library |
| Museums |
Museum of Natural History, Mead Art Museum, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Observatory; The Emily Dickinson Museum; affiliation with The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
168 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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