Regional Diversity:
  • 88% of student body from outside the state of Massachusetts
  • 9% of student body from outside the US.

Gender Ratio:
  • 50% Female
  • 50% Male
Socio-economic Make-up of Students
  • 20% of students who applied for financial aid at Amherst have family incomes below $60,000.
  • 17% of students at Amherst receive Federal Pell Grants, which mostly go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000.
  • In Amherst’s class of 2009, 12% are first generation college students, meaning that neither of their parents attended a four-year college
  • See Amherst's profile on college-insight.org


Racial Diversity of Undergraduates:
  • African American: 11%
  • Asian American: 11%
  • Caucasian: 39%
  • Hispanic: 11%
  • International: 9%
  • Native American: >1%
  • Not Reported: 20%

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