Student Population at Amherst College

2023 Student Population	Men	Women
1,898	917	981

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 1,898 students have enrolled in Amherst College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 917 male and 981 female students are attending the school.

It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,429 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and age distribution.

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Student Population by Gender

Amherst College has a total of 1,898 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 1,898 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 917 male and 981 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Undergraduate
Total	1,898
Men	917
Women	981

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 724 White, 205 Black, and 264 Asian students out of a total of 1,898 are attending at Amherst College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	4	1	3
Asian	264	112	152
Black	205	99	106
Hispanic	301	130	171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	3	1
White	724	375	349
Two or more races	142	72	70
Race Unknown	36	22	14

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,871 students under 25 years old, and 27 students over 25 years old out of 1,898 total students.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	28	13	15
18-19	790	463	327
20-21	829	422	407
22-24	224	80	144
25-29	19	2	17
30-34	4	0	4
35-39	3	0	3

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,898 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 19 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.00%.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,879
Transfer-in Full-time	19

Student Population at Amherst College

Student Population by Gender

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

Student Age Distribution

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

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