Company description
Amherst College offers Colleges services in Amherst MA, MA area.
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- General Information
- Most Selective, Small School, Private School - No Affiliation Listed, Large Town, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Total Minority - High, Asian Students - High, Out of State - High, Any Cost, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Mission
- Amherst College is widely regarded as one of the nation's very best liberal arts colleges. Enrolling 1,600 students from nearly every state and more than 40 countries, Amherst features an open curriculum and offers the BA in 33 fields of study. Amherst is part of the Five College Consortium with Smith College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
- Campus Description
- 964-acre campus in Amherst, 90 miles from Boston. Served by bus; major airport serves Boston; smaller airport serves Windsor Locks, Ct. (50 miles); train serves Springfield, Ma. (25 miles). Public transportation serves campus. Shuttle buses connect Five College campuses.
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,862
- Location
- S. Pleasant and College Sts
- Entrance Difficulty
- Most difficult
- Selectivity
- most selective
- City Type
- Fringe Town
- Campus Size
- 964 acres
- Highest Degree Offered
- Bachelors
- Academic Calendar
- semester
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Application Deadline
- 31-Dec
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $36970
- Setting
- rural
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $9790
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 14.77
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $5250
- Year Founded
- 1821
- Payment Accepted
- Cash
- Founded In
- 1821
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 1144
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 7745
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $60
- International Application Fee
- $55
- Application Fee
- $60
- Graduate Application Fee
- $0
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.cs.amherst.edu/
