Sixty-Seventh Annual Report to Secondary Schools { AMHERST Student Background Profile 50% are men; 50% are women 57% are receiving scholarship and grant aid 44% indicated they are students of color (207 students) 12% African-American (57 students) 13% Asian-American (61 students) 11% Latino/a (52 students) 8% Multiracial (37 students) 23% are from low-income families 9% are non-u.s. citizens First-Year Students in the Class of 2017 October 1, 2013 A Snapshot { Students hail from 41 states, including D.C., Puerto Rico and 23 foreign countries Student Academic Profile 86% finished in the top 10% of their class (of those with reported rank) 39% were admitted through Early Decision Mean SAT scores: critical reading 714, math 718, writing 713 Mean ACT score: 32 Secondary schools represented in the class: 375 Men Women Total Applied 3,601 (45%) 4,326 (55%) 7,927 Accepted 536 (47%) 596 (53%) 1,132 Enrolled 231 (50%) 235 (50%) 466 For the Class of 2017, 472 students applied under the Early Decision option; 183 students enrolled. Statistics for the Past Decade Year Number of Number of Number of Applicants Students Students Accepted Enrolled 2003 5,631 1,001 (18%) 413 (41%) 2004 5,489 1,136 (21%) 428 (38%) 2005 6,281 1,176 (19%) 431 (37%) 2006 6,142 1,144 (19%) 433 (38%) 2007 6,680 1,175 (18%) 474 (40%) 2008 7,745 1,144 (15%) 438 (38%) 2009 7,679 1,227 (16%) 467 (38%) 2010 8,099 1,240 (15%) 490 (40%) 2011 8,461 1,127 (13%) 461 (41%) 2012 8,565 1,110 (13%) 463 (42%) 2013 7,927 1,132 (14%) 466 (41%) Secondary School Representation Public Private Parochial Home School Applied 5,680 (72%) 1,769 (22%) 435 (5%) 43 (1%) Accepted 732 (64%) 342 (30%) 63 (6%) 4 (0%) Enrolled 273 (59%) 162 (35%) 29 (6%) 2 (0%) Number of schools represented in the class 231 115 27 2
Distribution of College Board SAT Scores CRITICAL READING Applied Accepted Enrolled 750-800 1,494 (31%) 356 (47%) 110 (37%) 700-740 1,305 (27%) 215 (28%) 83 (28%) 650-690 910 (19%) 87 (11%) 44 (15%) 600-640 633 ( 13%) 80 (11%) 44 (15%) 550-590 308 (6%) 17 (2%) 12 (4%) 500-540 138 ( 3%) 4 (1%) 1 (0%) 450-490 48 ( 1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 200-440 30 (1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Mean 698 731 714 Mid 50% 650-760 700-800 670-760 MATH Applied Accepted Enrolled 750-800 1,845 (38%) 355 (47%) 112 (38%) 700-740 1,217 (25%) 193 (25%) 80 (27%) 650-690 902 (19%) 134 (18%) 67 (23%) 600-640 513 (11%) 55 (7%) 23 (8%) 550-590 230 (5%) 18 (2%) 9 (3%) 500-540 103 (2%) 4 (1%) 3 (1%) 450-490 39 (1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 200-440 17 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Mean 710 729 718 Mid 50% 660-760 690-780 680-770 WRITING Applied Accepted Enrolled 750-800 1,722 (35%) 355 (47%) 102 (35%) 700-740 1,175 (24%) 199 (26%) 84 (29%) 650-690 964 (20%) 133 (18%) 68 (23%) 600-640 565 (12%) 51 (7%) 27 (9%) 550-590 245 (5%) 18 (2%) 11 (4%) 500-540 134 (3%) 2 (0%) 2 (1%) 450-490 41 (1%) 1 (0%) 0 (0%) 200-440 19 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Mean 703 729 713 Mid 50% 660-760 690-780 670-760 Distribution of ACT Scores ACT Composite Applied Accepted Enrolled 34-36 594 (24%) 162 (40%) 62 (32%) 30-33 1,124 (45%) 176 (44%) 88 (46%) 27-29 450 (18%) 61 (15%) 38 (20%) 24-26 194 (8%) 5 (1%) 4 (2%) 21-23 78 (3%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Below 21 34 (1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Mean 31 32 32 Mid 50% 29-33 31-34 30-34
Rank in Class Enrolled Number of students in the top tenth of high school graduating class 174 (86%) Number of students in the top quarter of high school graduating class 192 (98%) Number of students in the top half of high school graduating class 202 (100%) Total number of ranked students 202 (43%) Alaska 1 Alabama 1 Arizona 7 California 62 Colorado 7 Connecticut 36 DC 2 Delaware 1 Florida 20 Georgia 4 Hawaii 2 Iowa 1 Idaho 2 Geographical Distribution of Those Matriculating Illinois 19 Indiana 3 Kentucky 1 Massachusetts 53 Maryland 17 Maine 4 Michigan 9 Minnesota 6 Missouri 5 North Carolina 8 New Hampshire 3 New Jersey 31 New Mexico 2 Nevada 1 New York 58 Ohio 5 Pennsylvania 15 Rhode Island 2 South Dakota 1 Tennessee 1 Texas 6 Utah 1 Virginia 8 Vermont 2 Washington 10 Wisconsin 2 West Virginia 1 Wyoming 1 New England 21% Mid Atlantic 27% Mid West 11% South S East 9% West S West 22% International 10% 2013 2012 2011 Class of 2017 Class of 2016 Class of 2015 Accepted students who applied for scholarship and grant aid 812 (74.9%) 786 (70.7%) 770 (68.3%) Accepted students who demonstrated need for scholarship and grant aid 642 (59.2%) 532 (47.9%) 584 (51.8%) Of those, accepted students awarded scholarship and grant aid 642 532 584 Total amount offered $28,048,887 $20,771,628 $22,418,606 Average amount offered $43,690 $39,044 $38,454 Matriculating students who received scholarship and grant aid 265 262 274 Total amount $11,775,229 $10,707,491 $10,986,547 Average amount $44,434 $40,868 $40,096 Percentage of class receiving scholarship and grant aid 56.7% 56.6% 59.4% Fall Transfer Students Men Women Total Applied 250 (53%) 222 (47%) 472 Accepted 12 (60%) 8 (40%) 20 Enrolled 10 (77%) 3 (23%) 13 Ten transfer students enrolled in the spring of 2013.
Senior Major Distribution for the Class of 2013 Single Majors American Studies 5 Anthropology 9 Art & the History of Art 5 5 Biochemistry & Biophysics 5 Biology 23 Black 3 Chemistry 9 Computer Science 4 Economics 31 English 24 6 European Studies 3 French 1 Geology 4 History 33 Interdisciplinary 1 Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought 9 3 Music 5 Neuroscience 18 Philosophy 6 Physics 6 Political Science 30 Psychology 18 Religion 2 Russian 2 Sociology 14 Spanish 2 Theater & Dance 3 Total Single Majors 309 Double Majors American Studies and Sociology 1 Anthropology and Classics 1 Anthropology and Economics 1 Anthropology and French 1 Anthropology and Physics 1 Anthropology and Political Science 1 Anthropology and Psychology 1 Anthropology and Religion 1 Anthropology and Spanish 1 Architectural Studies and Art & the History of Art 2 1 Chemistry 1 Geology 1 and Biochemistry & Biophysics 1 and Chemistry 2 and Economics 1 and Geology 1 and History 2 and Interdisciplinary 1 and Political Science 2 and Women s and Gender Astronomy and History 1 Biochemistry & Biophysics and Physics 1 Biology and Computer Science 1 Biology and Economics 1 Biology and English 3 Biology and Environmental Biology and French 2 Biology and History 1 Biology and Interdisciplinary 1 Biology and Philosophy 1 Biology and Psychology 1 Biology and Spanish 1 Black Studies and English 1 Black Studies and French 1 Black Studies and History 1 Black Studies and Black Studies and Psychology 1 Black Studies and Sociology 2 Chemistry and Economics 2 Chemistry and History 2 Classics and Geology 1 Computer Science and Economics 2 Computer Science and English 1 Computer Science and Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought 1 Computer Science and Mathematics 2 Computer Science and Music 4 Economics and Environmental Studies 3 Economics and French 2 Economics and History 2 Economics and 1 Economics and Music 1 Economics and Philosophy 2 Economics and Political Science 4 Economics and Psychology 2 English and Environmental English and French 2 English and Geology 1 English and History 2 English and Music 1 English and Philosophy 2 English and Psychology 2 English and Theater & Dance 2 and Geology 1 and Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought 1 and Physics 1 and Political Science 1 and Psychology 1 European Studies and German 1 and History 1 and Philosophy 1 and Psychology 1 French and History 1 French and Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought 1 French and French and Music 1 French and Political Science 2 French and Psychology 3 French and Russian 1 History and Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought 1 History and History and Music 2 History and Psychology 1 History and Spanish 2 Interdisciplinary and Political Science 1 Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought and Spanish 1 Mathematics and Philosophy 1 Music and Neuroscience 1 Music and Philosophy 1 Music and Physics 2 Music and Psychology 1 Music and Sociology 1 Physics and Religion 1 Political Science and Sociology 1 Political Science and Spanish 1 Political Science and Women s and Gender Studies 2 Psychology and Religion 2 Psychology and Spanish 2 Religion and Spanish 1 Religion and Women s and Gender Total Double Majors 149 (continued)
Triple Majors, Economics, Political Science 1 Computer Science, Economics, Economics, Environmental Studies, Economics,Interdisciplinary, Economics, Mathematics, Philosophy 1 French, Interdisciplinary, Political Science 1 Total Triple Majors 6 Total Class of 2013 Graduates 464 Senior Major Distribution for the Class of 2013 (continued) The Admission and Staff for 2013-14 Tom Parker, Dean of Admission and Admission Katharine Fretwell, Dean of Admission Leykia Brill, Associate Dean Michael Hawkins, Associate Dean Dale Hendricks, Associate Dean Nancy Ratner, Associate Dean Cate Granger Zolkos, Associate Dean Caitlin Brome, Assistant Dean Alexandra Hurd, Assistant Dean Anna Lugo, Assistant Dean Frances Tuleja, Assistant Dean Tiffani Hooper, Acting Assistant Dean Daniel Pastan, Admission Fellow Federico Sucre, Admission Fellow Susan Geissler, Office Manager Marcy Dyer, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Admission and and Director of Admission Debbie Fuller, Staff Assistant William Kopell, Director of Admission Information Systems Stephanie Bushee, Admission Processing Assistant Donna Eaton, Campus Visit Coordinator Linda Hibbard, Reference Secretary Melissa Makepeace-O Neil, Admission Information Coordinator Linda Rodriguez, Admission Assistant Judith Trzcienski, Data Entry Coordinator Gail Holt, Dean of Financia1 Aid Kathleen Gentile, Senior Associate Dean of Michael Ellison, Associate Dean of Admission and Jennifer Christian Wright, Assistant Dean of Nancy Brownfield, Counselor Leah Freeman, Assistant/Receptionist Paola Gallego, Student Records Assistant Nancy Robinson, Student Employment Coordinator Leena Valge, Department Secretary Amherst College does not discriminate in its admission or employment policies and practices on the basis of such factors as race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, or status as a veteran of the Vietnam War or as a disabled veteran. The College complies with federal and state legislation and regulations regarding nondiscrimination. Inquiries should be directed to the Director of Human Resources, Amherst College, P.O. Box 5000, Amherst, MA 01002-5000.