Top 2021 Rankings For Amherst College
A more complete picture of where Amherst College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2021 Badges Awarded page.
All 2021 Rankings For Amherst College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 16 of 1720 |
| New England | 7 of 135 |
| Massachusetts | 4 of 68 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 488 of 1472 |
| New England | 19 of 129 |
| Massachusetts | 13 of 64 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 16 of 1468 |
| New England | 2 of 129 |
| Massachusetts | 3 of 64 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 712 of 1472 |
| New England | 51 of 129 |
| Massachusetts | 27 of 64 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 8 of 3478 |
| Ethnic | 197 of 3788 |
| Male / Female | 66 of 3793 |
| Location | 58 of 3515 |
Architecture & Related Services
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Architectural History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 4 of 11 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 47 |
| Best Value | 17 of 47 |
| Most Popular | 77 of 581 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 581 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 82 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 47 |
| Best Value | 20 of 47 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 363 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 363 |
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 72 of 466 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 466 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 462 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | 290 of 1720 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | 158 of 608 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 608 |
General Biology
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 84 of 222 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 222 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | 554 of 2316 |
| Most Focused | 398 of 2317 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 168 of 778 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 778 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 430 |
| Best Value | 163 of 416 |
| Most Popular | 305 of 1549 |
| Most Focused | 90 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 509 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 440 |
| Best Value | 149 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 252 of 1432 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 1433 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 467 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | 152 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 1115 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 107 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 70 of 225 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 102 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 267 |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | 91 of 877 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 879 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 16 of 97 |
History
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| Most Popular | 214 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 1403 |
History
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| Most Popular | 214 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 1403 |
Legal Professions
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| Most Popular | 242 of 668 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 668 |
Legal Research
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 3 of 10 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 191 |
| Best Value | 49 of 188 |
| Most Popular | 76 of 1437 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 1429 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 201 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 176 |
| Best Value | 41 of 172 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 1429 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 181 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | 52 of 151 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 151 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 189 of 940 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 940 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 146 of 834 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 834 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 164 of 1011 |
| Most Focused | 110 of 1011 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 177 of 803 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 803 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 159 of 541 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 541 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 427 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | 189 of 1382 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | 49 of 101 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 101 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 469 of 1229 |
| Most Focused | 283 of 1229 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 198 of 489 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 361 of 819 |
| Most Focused | 178 of 819 |
Psychology
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| Most Popular | 654 of 1699 |
| Most Focused | 529 of 1699 |
Child Development & Psychology
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| Most Popular | 49 of 143 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 143 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 558 |
| Best Value | 180 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 336 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 130 of 1548 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 591 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 57 of 542 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 276 |
| Best Value | 60 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 150 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 280 |
General Social Sciences
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Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 367 |
| Best Value | 78 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 329 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 127 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 376 |
Sociology
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| Most Popular | 489 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | 333 of 1100 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | 756 of 2022 |
| Most Focused | 581 of 2022 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 447 of 968 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | 617 of 1368 |
| Most Focused | 473 of 1368 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 365 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 212 of 1238 |
Men's Sports
Women's Sports
Veterans
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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 190 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 174 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 189 of 552 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 101 of 275 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 157 of 362 |
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