About the university
Amherst College (Listeni/ˈæmərst/[5] AM-ərst) is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its president, Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. The institution was named after the town, which in turn had been named after Lord Jeffery Amherst. Amherst was established as a men's college and became coeducational in 1975. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,849 students in the fall of 2016. Students choose courses from 38 major programs in an open curriculum. Students are not required to study a core curriculum or fulfill any distribution requirements and may design their own interdisciplinary major. For the class of 2020, Amherst received 8,406 applications and accepted 1,161, yielding a 13.8% acceptance rate. Amherst was ranked as the second best liberal arts college in the country by U.S. News & World Report, and 12th out of all U.S. colleges and universities by Forbes in their 2016 rankings. Amherst competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
Education programs
Arts
Arts
Bachelor of Arts
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
Chemistry
~ $44,000 / year
Chemistry
Bachelor of Chemistry
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
Computer Science
~ $44,000 / year
Computer Science
Bachelor of Computer Science
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
Economics
~ $44,000 / year
Economics
Bachelor of Economics
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
Education and Teaching
~ $44,000 / year
Education and Teaching
Bachelor of Education
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
History
~ $44,000 / year
History
Bachelor of History
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
Humanities
~ $44,000 / year
Humanities
Bachelor of Humanities
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
IT
~ $44,000 / year
IT
Bachelor of IT
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
Philology
~ $44,000 / year
Philology
Bachelor of Philology
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
Physics
~ $44,000 / year
Physics
Bachelor of Physics
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
Technology
~ $44,000 / year
Technology
Bachelor of Technology
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$44,000
Fee for international students
$44,000
Fee for domestic students
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- Motivation Letter
- Application fee
- Proof of fee payment
- Family Details
- Letters of reccomendation (MA, PhD)
- Student visa
- Passport
- TOEFL Certificate
- World Education Services evaluation
- Photographs
- Letters of reccomendation (for undergraduate)
- Online Application form
- Health and Life Insurance
- Research proposal outline (MA, PhD)
- Declaration for financial support
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Contacts
Amherst College
220 South Pleasant Street
Amherst
MA 01002
United States
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