Amherst, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Statistics at Amherst College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 38 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~38
- Schools with reported signal
- 248
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 9%
- Graduation rate
- 93.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,367/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $93,468
- Median debt
- $13,740
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $77,644/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 248 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,178 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($10,788 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 54% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.0% reported share · $3,033 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.8% reported share · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.5% reported share · $4,195 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.6% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,831 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 0.2% reported share · $6,555 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.4% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.1% reported share · $6,376 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Statistics accounts for 2% of reported programs at Amherst College, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 3.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 38 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Amherst College's average net price is $23,367 per year, about $93,468 over four years. That is $3,178 above the $20,189 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $77,644 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,788 above the $66,856 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Amherst College #134 of 248 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.