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College Profile for Amherst College

Amherst College

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Contact Information

Amherst College
P.O. Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002
URL: www.amherst.edu
General Phone: (413)542-2000
Admissions: (413)542-2328
Financial Aid: (413) 542-2296

Fast Facts

Control: Private (nonprofit)
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Town
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU:
Year Founded: 1821
School Colors: Purple, White, Black
School Nickname: Lord Jeffs, Lady Jeffs

Student Body (Fall 2007)

Total Student Population
(1,683 students)
Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates
Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 1,683  
Total Students 1,683  
Full-Time 474  
African American 160  
American Indian 6  
Asian American 196  
Caucasian 734  
Hispanic American 152  
International 120  
Not Specified 315  
Male 220  
Female 254  

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