Amherst College

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Amherst College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Amherst College students is 92.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 93.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 91.5%.

92.4%

asian 98.5% 66 students
African American 94.0% 47 students
white 92.0% 196 students
unknown 100.0% 9 students
hispanic 86.2% 56 students
International Students 95.3% 41 students
Mixed Race 85.2% 23 students

Drop Out

Amherst College has an overall drop-out rate of 2.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 3.1% and 2.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

2.5%

African American 6.0% 3 students
white 2.4% 5 students
hispanic 4.6% 3 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Amherst College at a rate of 3.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 3.6%, and male students' 3.6%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

3.6%

white 4.7% 10 students
hispanic 6.2% 4 students
Mixed Race 11.1% 3 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.5%

white 0.9% 2 students
hispanic 3.1% 2 students
International Students 4.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Economics	$78,775	$74,576	$94,870
Mathematics	$64,970	$67,660	$85,992
History	$43,271	$74,576	$84,030
Area Studies	NA	NA	$53,743
Political Science and Government	$51,419	$48,432	$46,160
English Language and Literature, General	$27,744	$33,993	$36,173
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$36,896	NA	NA
Computer Science	$96,310	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$67,101	NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	NA	$37,208	NA
Biology, General	$24,621	NA	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$31,839	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	$41,688	$46,087	NA

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