Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts
Boltwood Avenue
Amherst, Massachusetts
01002-5000
413-542-2000
www.amherst.eduAmherst College Mission Statement:Amherst College seeks to provide the very best liberal arts education to undergraduate students and outstanding support to a faculty engaged in teaching and research. The College brings a diverse group of distinguished faculty members and exceptional students together in a residential setting conducive to personal and intellectual development; it encoursges faculty to contribute to their disciplines and to society through scholarship, performance or professional work. Amherst promotes breadth of study for all students through its advising system and depth through its departmental majors. An Amherst educatioin fosters critical thought and creative achievement in the sciences, arts and humanities by emphasizing close interaction between faculty and students and by offering vigorous support for independent research.
Type of Institution
Term Type: Semester
Comparison Group Category:
Not-for-profit 4 yr, Baccalaureate Colleges - Liberal Arts, New England
Geographical Region:
New England CT ME MA NH RI VT
Chief Administrator:
President Anthony W. Marx
Title IV Eligibility:
Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Sector: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Degree of Urbanization(Locale): Town: Fringe
Open to Public? Institution is open to the public
Carnegie Information
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Basic:
Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Enrollment Profile:
Exclusively undergraduate four-year
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Graduate Instructional:
Not applicable
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Undergraduate Instructional:
Arts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Size and Setting
Small four-year, highly residential
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
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Room and Board
Provide on-campus housing? Yes
Total Dorm Capacity: 1632
Provide board or meals? Yes, number of meals in the maximum meal plan offered
Number of meals per week:21
Typical room charge per year:$4600
Typical board charge per year:$3985
Combined room/board:$0
Degree Information
Level of Institution: Four or more years
Highest Level Offered: Bachelor's degree
Undergraduate Offering:
Undergraduate degree or certificate offering
Graduate Offering:
No graduate offering
First Professional Offer:
No first-professional offering
Highest Degree Offered: Bachelors
Degree Granting Status: Degree-granting
Historical Black College or University: No
Institution has Hospital: No
Institution grants a Medical Degree: No
Institutional Category:
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above
Athletics
Athletic Association: Yes
NCAA Member: Yes
NAIA Member: Implied no
NJCAA Member: Implied no
NSCAA Member: Implied no
NCCAA Member: Implied no
Other Member: Implied no
Football: Yes
Basketball: Yes
Baseball: Yes
Cross Country/Track: Yes
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