How Student Population Changes at Amherst

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,837 where 1,898 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.07 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Amherst.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Amherst College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,785	900	885
2014-15	1,792 7	927 27	865 -20
2015-16	1,795 3	891 -36	904 39
2016-17	1,849 54	922 31	927 23
2017-18	1,836 -13	928 6	908 -19
2018-19	1,855 19	919 -9	936 28
2019-20	1,839 -16	915 -4	924 -12
2020-21	1,745 -94	845 -70	900 -24
2021-22	1,971 226	957 112	1,014 114
2022-23	1,898 -73	917 -40	981 -33
Average	1,837	912	924

Amherst College Enrollment Trends Chart

The percentage of white students is 38.15% and the percentage of black students is 10.80% at Amherst College. 13.91% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Amherst College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	2	224	208	229	0	745	100
2014-15	6	234	222	235	1	751	81
2015-16	8	244	210	241	1	756	89
2016-17	8	260	214	253	0	790	90
2017-18	11	262	209	234	1	804	96
2018-19	9	280	199	238	0	807	126
2019-20	9	272	187	242	2	796	120
2020-21	10	270	182	244	3	705	123
2021-22	5	299	203	304	4	764	146
2022-23	4	264	205	301	4	724	142
Average	7	261	204	252	2	764	111

Amherst College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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