Amherst College Early Action Acceptance Rate

Amherst College's Early Action (EA) acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 29.3%, with a total of 735 applicants, of whom 216 were accepted. This marks an increase from last year's rate of 27.1% for the application year 2023, which had 682 applicants and 185 acceptances. Historically, acceptance rates have fluctuated, with a low of 24.2% in 2021 and a high of 39.6% in 2016. Notably, there has been a general trend of variable competition, as seen with rates ranging from 35.9% in 2019 to the current 29.3%.