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

Fast Facts

Control: Private (nonprofit)
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Town
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1821
School Colors: Purple, White, Black
School Nickname: Lord Jeffs, Lady Jeffs

Student Body (Fall 2008)

Total Student Population
(1,697 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 1,697
Total Students 1,697
Full-Time 1,697
African American 173
American Indian 3
Asian American 172
Caucasian 708
Hispanic American 160
International 123
Not Specified 358
Male 829
Female 868

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