$77,644
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Amherst College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Amherst, Massachusetts with 1,911 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $23,367 a year (tuition and fees $70,480). It admits 9.0% of applicants and 94% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $77,644 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,740 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,367
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$70,480
US median $11,837
Admission rate
9.0%
US median 78%
Completion rate
94%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,740
About $146 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$77,644
Rank 229 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,367
- Tuition and fees
- $70,480
- Cost of attendance
- $87,640
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $1,086
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $1,570
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,478
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,639
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $47,521
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $50,562 in 2015-16 to $70,480 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 9.0%
- Average SAT
- 1,533
- SAT reading, middle
- 720
- SAT math, middle
- 740
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 1,911
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 94%
- Retention rate
- 97%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $3.5B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 229 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,367 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $70,480 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 9.0% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 94% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 97% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,740 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $62,537 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $77,644 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $13,900 | $78,500 | $124,324 | $69,562 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $16,662 | $90,568 | $141,730 | $82,686 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $10,800 | $45,786 | $69,204 | $55,695 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $16,750 | $100,596 | $142,680 | $107,009 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | $61,125 | $63,754 | $63,293 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | $49,322 | $60,212 | $55,000 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | $56,444 | $103,601 | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | $41,979 | $65,195 | $48,590 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,654 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | $49,149 | $68,618 | $56,625 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $38,387 | Withheld | $62,451 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| StatisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,425 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $18,032 | $40,120 | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and ConservationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,003 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Amherst and Massachusetts on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Massachusetts
- Homes: Homes for sale in Massachusetts
Questions and answers
How much does Amherst College cost?
$23,367 a year is the average net price at Amherst College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $70,480, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $87,640. Families earning under $30,000 pay $1,086 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Amherst College?
9.0% of applicants are admitted to Amherst College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,533 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Amherst College graduates earn?
$77,644 a year is the median pay of former Amherst College students who work, 10 years after they started ($62,537 after 6 years). That ranks 229 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $100,596.
How much student debt do Amherst College graduates have?
$13,740 is the median federal student loan debt of Amherst College graduates, about $146 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.4% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Amherst College?
94% of first-time, full-time students at Amherst College finish within 6 years. 97% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Amherst College?
Mathematics (81 bachelor's graduates), Economics (69 bachelor's graduates), Research and Experimental Psychology (66 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.