Amherst College

Admissions Fall 2008

Graduate application fee: $0
Undergraduate application fee: $60
First-professional application fee: $0
Admissions office web address: www.amherst.edu/admission/

Admission Information: Fall 2008

	Total	Male	Female
Number of Applicants	7,745	3,289	4,456
Percent admitted	14.8%	16.0%	13.8%
Percent of admitted who enrolled	38.3%	41.4%	35.7%
Percent of admitted who enrolled part-time	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Test Scores: Fall 2008 (enrolled first-time students)

Students submitting scores	Count	Percent
SAT	322	74%
ACT	118	27%

Test Scores: Fall 2008 (enrolled first-time students)

Test Score	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	660	760
SAT Math	660	760
SAT Writing	660	760
ACT Composite	29	33

NOTE:: * 25% of students scored at or below; ** 25% of students scored above; - Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.; - Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission.

Admission Considerations

	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA		x
Secondary school rank		x
Secondary school record	x
Completion of college-prepatory program		x
Admission test scores(SAT/ACT)	x
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language	x

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