Amherst College: Admissions Deadlines & Class of '26 Stats

Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College, the college is located in Amherst, Massachusetts. Amherst is exclusively a four-year, undergraduate college with 41 different majors. Students are also subject to an open curriculum model in which students are able to design their own interdisciplinary majors. 

Note: Amherst has not released detailed statistics for their Class of 2026 admissions. We have provided the statistics that are publicly available. 

Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Regular Decision Deadline: January 3

Class of 2026 Statistics:

Early Decision Applicants: N/A
Early Decision Acceptance: N/A

Early Decision Acceptance Rate: N/A
Regular Decision Applicants: N/A

Regular Decision Acceptance: N/A
Regular Decision Acceptance Rate: N/A

Overall Applicants: 14,800
Overall Acceptance: 1,025
Overall Acceptance Rate: 7%