Does Amherst College offer merit based scholarships?

Amherst is known for being among the best aid granting institutions in the region, with an average need-based scholarship grant of USD 71 K (INR 60.2 L).

Further, about 57% of the first-year students were recipients of financial aid of some form: grants or loans as per the latest scholarship data curated from the official Amherst website.

The Amherst life is known to be “vibrant”, with something there for everyone. The campus houses a diverse student population, that is known to be welcoming to students from all backgrounds.

The campus offers over 100 student organizations, accommodation facilities that hosts about 97 percent of the college student population & guaranteed housing for four years.

Dining halls, health centres, student events, dedicated athletic facilities are some other parts of the Amherst campus.

Amherst & UMass are part of the best institutes in Amherst, Massachusetts.

As far as rankings are concerned, University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a rank of #41 comfortably beats Amherst College (#245) as per Shiksha country-level rankings.

Acceptance rate wise too, UMass with an acceptance rate of 58%, is relatively much easier to secure admissions at, with Amherst College only having an acceptance rate in the range of 9-10%, as per unofficial sources.

The below table gives a detailed comparison of the two institutes:

Amherst graduates are very much in-demand to some of the best organizations in the US, thanks to their highly skilled nature & understanding of the demands of the industry.

Amazon, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company, & Harvard Medical School are among the institute's most popular recruiters.

Also, 95% of the Amherst Graduate Class of 2024 are based in United States, with Canada & India being the next best destinations, accounting for 0.89% of graduates, each.

The Amherst College graduate employment rate stands at 74.7%, after the first six months of completing graduation, per the Class of 2024 Student Outcome Survey, rolled out by the institute.

Additionally, 16.2% of its students are enrolled as part of Continuing Education. The total percentage of students still seeking employment stands at 5.5%.

Amherst graduates are employed across a range of industries with Healthcare (14.2%), Management Consulting (8.3%) & Research (7.4%), being the top 3 best employing industries of Amherst students.