College Monte Carlo
About Amherst College. Amherst College in Amherst, MA reports an overall acceptance rate of 7.7%, an early-round acceptance rate of 22.2%, an SAT middle 50% of 1500–1560, a class size of 480, and a yield of 40.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Open curriculum. Need-blind admissions. One of top 3 LACs. ED fills ~40% of class.