7.7%
1,222 admitted
from 15,819 apps
Applications15,819
Overall admit rate7.7%
Enrolled485 · 39.7% yield
Admitted from waitlist44 of 1,294
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Test scores, Talent
Important factorsCharacter, Class rank, First-gen, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#226
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#326
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#926
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#1926
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#2026
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#2426
NicheBest Colleges in America#4426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision5-Jan → 1-Apr → May 1
Early decision15-Dec · binding
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions emailadmission@amherst.edu
Admissions phone413-542-2328
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Williams College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Williams College MA · Private (nonprofit)8.6%15202K
Swarthmore College PA · Private (nonprofit)7.5%15201K
Harvard University MA · Private (nonprofit)4.2%——
Yale University CT · Private (nonprofit)4.8%15306K
Pomona College CA · Private (Nonprofit)7.1%15201K
Bowdoin College ME · Private (nonprofit)6.8%15101K
Princeton University NJ · Private (nonprofit)4.4%15305K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.