Amherst professors are among the world’s foremost authorities in their fields, renowned for their scholarship and research, and they work with students every day—in and out of class—as teachers, advisors, and mentors from the moment our students arrive on campus.
Amherst students—1,898 of the most interesting, intellectually adventurous, independent-minded people you’d want to meet—publish papers in major professional journals, present at national and international conferences, and undertake research, internship, study, and service projects around the world.
Choose your own path—with our support.
The liberal arts experience at Amherst College is rooted in the flexibility and freedom of our open curriculum, a curriculum that few other institutions offer. With no distribution or general education requirements, Amherst allows you to choose the courses that define the shape of your education. Our faculty will advise and support you all along the way.
Join an intellectual community that makes a difference.
We’re a member of the Five College Consortium: four liberal arts colleges and one large research university. Amherst students can take courses at any of the nearby member institutions, finding a broad and diverse collection of courses right here at home. Amherst students are part of a lively intellectual community—a community that prepares you to use ideas to make a major difference wherever you go, whatever you do.
Courses available through the Five College Consortium: 7,000+
Items in the Five College Consortium libraries: 10 million+
Amherst students taking courses through the Five College Consortium: 50%