| Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006 |
| Total undergraduates: |
836 men, 787 women, 1,623 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
836 men, 787 women, 1,623 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
19 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast, Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
84% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 9.5% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 10.4% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.6% | Hispanic |
| 44.8% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 6.7% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 22.7% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 9.4% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 13.0% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 6.4% | Hispanic |
| 44.7% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 6.8% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 19.5% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
1,000 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Amherst |
| Population of city/town: |
35,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
Boston |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
90 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
585,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.amherst.edu/
about_amh_visit/
drive.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (100%)
- special housing for disabled students
- cooperative housing
- other housing including Theme housing
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
97% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
3% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All first-year students must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
35% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
168 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Visual resources collection. Music and science libraries. Center for Russian culture library.
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art and other museums, observatory. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Stress and time management counseling, consultation and referral services, couple and group counseling. |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, fellowships, graduate school advising, career fairs, career panels, consortia programs. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Amherst Student (weekly), The Indicator (several times per semester), The Amherst Hamster (several times per semester), Prism (several times per semester) |
| Number of honor societies: |
2 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
104 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Christian Association, Hillel, Insight, interfaith group, Newman Club |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Amherst Students of Mixed Heritage, Asian Student Association, Black Student Union, Chicana/o Caucus, Korean student group, La Causa, Foreign Affairs Society, International Student Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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glee club, choir, octet, choruses, intercollegiate orchestra, concert and jazz bands, opera, musical theatre, drama group, debating, film society, social center, Amnesty International, Amherst College Emergency Medical Services, Habitat for Humanity, diversity taskforce, Oxfam, Outreach, outing club, team managers, Adopt-A-Grandparent, Beyond War, departmental and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Peter J. Gooding |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Michelle Morgan |
| School mascot: |
Lord Jeffs |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's ice hockey | no | |
| Men's lacrosse | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's ice hockey | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's squash | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
42% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Hartford, CT (45 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Boston (90 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Amherst (1 mile) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Amherst (near campus) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
60% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
28% immediately, 85% within 5 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Harvard, Columbia, NYU, Yale, Duke, Princeton, Univ. of Penn, Stanford, Albert Einstein Med. College, UC Berkeley, Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
60% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Goldman Sachs; Harvard University; Lehman Bros.; Monitor; Bain; Teach for America; AmeriCorps; Mass General; Merrill Lynch; Braun Consulting; McKinsey; Mt. Sinai Hospital; University of California; Peace Corps; many private high schools; many hospitals and research centers; several museums; many private law practices; the offices of several senators & congressional representatives. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Dan Brown '86, author of the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code"
- Joseph Stiglitz '64, Nobel Prize-winning economist and former head of the World Bank
- Rosanne Haggerty '82, Founder and Director of the Common Ground Community, Inc., which restores hotels and other residences as low-income housing in New York City.
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