Amherst College is a highly competitive school and its admissions statistics make Amherst College one of the 50 most competitive schools for undergraduate admissions globally. Similar to the trends across all top schools, Amherst College acceptance rates have continued to decline over the past 8 years and will almost certainly continue to do so into the future.
The Class of 2019 was one of the most challenging years to be admitted to Amherst College ever to date. For the Class of 2019, 8,566 students applied to Amherst College of which 1,176 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 13.7%. Overall applications increased by 1% over last year (2018 to 2019) from 8,478 to 8,566.
For the Class of 2019, 172 students were admitted through the early admissions process. Total early applications totaled 482, yielding an early acceptance rate of 35.7%. Early applications increased by 1.3% over last year (2018 to 2019) from 476 to 482.
