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How Well Is Amherst College Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Amherst College was awarded 468 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer and information sciences.

Overall Quality

Amherst is ranked #61 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country.

Amherst also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.

See all of the rankings for Amherst College.

How Much Money Do Amherst Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Amherst make about $71,567 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Amherst students since it is 68% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.