Private nonprofit · Amherst, Massachusetts

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · City · Small (1,911 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at Amherst College was $87,640 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $23,367, and $1,086 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 212 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $82,631.

Admit rate (2024–25)

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1490–1580 · 33–35

Your fit indicator

Reach

Highly selective (admit rate 9%) — a reach for every applicant

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$87,640

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$23,367

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

94%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$77,644

Median debt

$13,740

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

1
Published cost of attendance: $87,640 per year (2024-25)
Tuition & fees
$67,280
Housing & food (on campus)
$17,560
Books & supplies
$1,000
Other expenses
$1,800
Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.
2
U.S. students: average net price by family income
$0–30,000
$1,086
$30,001–48,000
$1,570
$48,001–75,000
$17,478
$75,001–110,000
$23,639
$110,001+
$47,521
Average for all aided students: $23,367. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).
Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.
3
International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals
Cost for a non-resident: $87,640. In 2024-25, 212 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $82,631.
For those aided students, that leaves about $5,009 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.
Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF (PDF copy from the College Transitions CDS repository), 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF
International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Policy: need-blind for U.S. applicants (reported — confirm on the official aid page).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid: 65%
Got a grant from the school: 58%; Average $63,167 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant: 21%; Average $5,485
Got a state grant: 4%; Average $3,524
Took a federal student loan: 5%; Average $5,192

International students

Need-blind for internationals and meets full need (reported — confirm on official page; No loans; international transfers same policy.)

Forms & deadlines

FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Curated policies

International aid: need blind full need (secondary) · Test policy: unknown · Early Decision (November): Not verified · Regular: Jan 5, 2027 · checked Oct 13, 2026. Official aid page

Living here

Amherst · Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Cost of living about the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $1,473 · transit commute share 2.8%

Est. monthly student budget

$1,270

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.