Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Amherst College · Campus
Amherst, MA · City · Private · Liberal arts college · the Mammoths · Website ↗
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.
Small city
Setting
under 100,000
1,910
Undergraduates
1,000–4,999
7:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
97%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
74%
From out of state
+ 12% from abroad
$18k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k
The place
- SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Amherst, MA
- TypePrivate · Liberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions10% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Where first-years come from
13%74%12%
In state 13%Other states 74%Abroad 12%
Division III median: 66% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
36%15%11%16%12%
White 36%Hispanic 15%Black 11%Asian 16%Two or more 8%International 12%Not reported 1%
- Women54%
- Full-time100% of undergraduates · median 94%
- First-year class488 entered last fall
- Transfers in19 1% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online0% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services34% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $17,560 | $1,800 | $19,360 |
| Off campus | $17,560 | $1,800 | $19,360 |
| With family | — | $1,800 | $1,800 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety7.84 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division III
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · majors
Division III campuses
39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%
21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#7Retentionof 420 · Division III#7Most diverseof 416 · Division III#9Class sizeof 420 · Division III#28Out of stateof 420 · Division III#50Internationalof 420 · Division III
Among Division III schools; every list Amherst College is on.
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