Amherst College
Amherst, MA · Sitio web oficial ↗
Los estudiantes internacionales también deben presupuestar seguro médico, visa y gastos de viaje que no se muestran aquí.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $90,670 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, and asking for it does not hurt the application. Merit scholarships: not yet determined. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 11 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1490–1580. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Amherst, MA · Small city · summer highs about 29°C, winter lows about -9°C · 50 km from BDL airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Ayuda financiera y requisitos para estudiantes internacionales
| Ayuda y admisión para solicitantes internacionales | Need-blind para solicitantes internacionales Solicitar ayuda financiera no reduce las posibilidades de admisión de un solicitante internacional. Fuentes (1)Citado en el inglés original del sitio web de la universidad. “As a college that follows a need-blind policy in admission for international students”www.amherst.edu ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-11 |
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| Cubre toda la necesidad económica | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
| Becas por mérito | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
| Política de SAT / ACT | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
| Dominio del inglés | Examen de inglés obligatorio, salvo que se aplique una exenciónFuentes (1)Citado en el inglés original del sitio web de la universidad. “Any international applicant whose first language is not English is required to take and submit score reports from any of the following English proficiency testing: TOEFL (iBT, Home Edition), IELTS Academic, or the Duolingo English Test (DET), unless the applicant satisfies the waiver eligibility conditions below.”www.amherst.edu ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-11 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Computer Science | $116,660 | $142,680 |
| Economics | $109,806 | $141,730 |
| Mathematics | $76,249 | $124,324 |
| History | $54,456 | $103,601 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $39,597 | $69,204 |
| Area Studies | $44,715 | $68,618 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $41,040 | $65,195 |
| Political Science and Government | $61,098 | $63,754 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $46,938 | $60,212 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $45,912 | — |
| Biology, General | $37,129 | — |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Ubicación
| City / state | Amherst, MA |
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| Setting | Small city |
| Nearest major airport | Bradley International Airport (BDL), about 50 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (jul) | average high 29°C (85°F) |
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| Coldest month (ene) | average low -9°C (15°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,147 mm |
Month by month
| ene | feb | mar | abr | may | jun | jul | ago | sep | oct | nov | dic | |
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| High °C | 2° | 3° | 8° | 16° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 17° | 10° | 4° |
| Low °C | -9° | -8° | -4° | 2° | 8° | 13° | 16° | 15° | 10° | 4° | -1° | -6° |
| Rain mm | 70 | 66 | 87 | 103 | 94 | 111 | 105 | 94 | 117 | 120 | 88 | 91 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Westfield Barnes Muni Ap, Ma Us weather station, about 29 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
El costo, la tasa de admisión, los rangos de puntajes de exámenes y los ingresos provienen del College Scorecard del Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. (consultado el 2026-11-11). El rango del SAT suma los puntajes por sección de los percentiles 25 y 75, por lo que es aproximado. Los ingresos del Scorecard corresponden a quienes reciben ayuda federal.