The average composite SAT score for admitted Amherst College freshman is 1485 out of 1600. Amherst students have the 40th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1485 is in the 99th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1420 to 1550. The 75th percentile score is 1550 while the 25th percentile score is 1420.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Amherst but we estimate it to be around a 1350 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Amherst students on the math portion of the SAT is 755 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 720 and the 75th percentile score 790.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 700 to 760 and the average score for Amherst College students is 730.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Amherst College based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 7.3%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.91.
An SAT score of 1550 or higher is very competitive at Amherst and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 13% or higher.
Scores between 1490 to 1540 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 7% to 11%.
SAT scores between 1420 to 1480 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 4% to 7% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1350 to 1410 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 3% chance of admission to Amherst. SAT scores below 1350 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 19% |
1590 | 18% |
1580 | 16% |
1570 | 15% |
1560 | 14% |
1550 | 13% |
1540 | 11% |
1530 | 11% |
1520 | 10% |
1510 | 9% |
1500 | 8% |
1490 | 7% |
1480 | 7% |
1470 | 6% |
1460 | 6% |
1450 | 5% |
1440 | 5% |
1430 | 4% |
1420 | 4% |
1410 | 3% |
1400 | 3% |
1390 | 3% |
1380 | 3% |
1370 | 2% |
1360 | 2% |
1350 | 2% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=164465 IPEDS survey data for Amherst College.