Incoming class

 

The Class of 2020

8,406

Size of applicant pool

13.8%

Admitted into the Amherst class of 2020; 417 enrolled

47%

Self-identify as U.S. students of color 

Where They Come From

40/26

40 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico; 26 countries

35

Number of languages they speak

378

They come from 378 high schools (59% public, 34% independent, 7% parochial)