Amherst College Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Amherst College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 9.0%, with 13,743 applicants and 1,238 accepted students. This marks a slight decrease from 9.8% in 2023, when 12,727 applied and 1,250 were admitted. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate for 2024 is 29.3%, significantly higher than the Regular Decision (RD) rate of 7.8%. Historically, the EA rates have fluctuated, peaking at 39.6% for the Class of 2020, while RD acceptance rates have shown a general downward trend, dropping from 10.6% in 2020 to the current 7.8%. Overall, the applicant pool has increased, indicating growing competitiveness for admission.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	13,743	1,238	7.8%	29.3%	9%
2023	12,727	1,250	8.8%	27.1%	9.8%
2022	14,864	1,079	6%	31.7%	7.2%
2021	13,999	1,224	7.7%	24.2%	8.7%
2020	10,603	1,254	10.6%	31.7%	11.8%
2019	10,569	1,195	10%	35.9%	11.3%
2018	9,724	1,246	11.5%	38.3%	12.8%
2017	9,205	1,198	11.7%	34.4%	13%
2016	8,406	1,161	12.3%	39.6%	13.8%

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