School Overview

Academics
• Student/faculty ratio: 8:1
• Fulltime instructional faculty: 209
• Average class size: 19
• Classes with fewer than 30 students: 84%
• Fields of study: 40 majors in the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences
• Number of courses at Amherst: More than 850, with more than 6,000 available through the Five College Consortium
• Amherst students who study abroad: 43%
• Students who graduate within six years: 93%
For a list of programs, please visit https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments