Amherst College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, MA (city setting), with 1,910 undergraduates (54% women). It admitted 10% of 12,727 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1360–1550 on the SAT and 31–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $87,640 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $17,965 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 93% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 7.84 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Amherst College ranks
13 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,280
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Amherst College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Amherst College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 3 | $426k | $13,734 | — | |
| Baseball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $381k | $11,547 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $362k | $25,886 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $310k | $28,226 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $83k | $3,321 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $84k | $3,122 | — | |
| Field Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $291k | $10,789 | — | |
| Football | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 84 | — | 1 | $1.1M | $13,584 | — | |
| Men's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $166k | $15,069 | — | |
| Women's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $171k | $18,953 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $426k | $16,396 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $344k | $14,942 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 46 | — | 1 | $525k | $11,402 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $389k | $12,548 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $452k | $14,121 | — | |
| Softball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $289k | $19,269 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $240k | $8,881 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $257k | $9,873 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $285k | $25,948 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 3 | $359k | $27,637 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 58 | — | 1 | $124k | $2,140 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 53 | — | 1 | $125k | $2,360 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $277k | $13,859 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.