#226
World rank
12.9%
Acceptance rate
1821
Established
1,849
Students
Private (Not for Profit)
Type
Campus & facilities
The 1,000-acre campus combines historic architecture with state-of-the-art facilities:
- Science Center: A modern, energy-efficient 250,000-square-foot facility equipped with advanced research laboratories.
- Frost Library: Main campus library offering vast print, digital collections, and quiet study spaces.
- Mead Art Museum: Houses over 19,000 works of art spanning diverse historical periods.
- Beneski Museum of Natural History: Features extensive paleontological and geological collections.
Read from amherst.edu on 12 Aug 2026. Check with the university before you rely on a date or a figure.