Anonymous
04/20/2026 17:28
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Amherst was unusually unscathed in the drama facing higher education being a liberal arts college with a strong endowment.
They are not being subject to the increased endowment tax and not having graduate students, they don't take a lot of federal money for research.
They are not being subject to the increased endowment tax and not having graduate students, they don't take a lot of federal money for research.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 16:22
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:But I thought everyone wanted to go to college in a big city?!
Most do. Only 15K people applied to Amherst (in contrast to NYU, which gets $120+K applicants per year). Amherst's admission rate is low because there are only 500 spots at Amherst per year.
Admission rates for LACs can't really be compared to full-size unis, because they only have a few hundred spots per class. It's not apples to apples.
But obviously there is more demand (in terms of actual applicants) to US colleges in or near large cities.
+1
Anonymous
04/20/2026 16:14
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:But I thought everyone wanted to go to college in a big city?!
My kids really really love NY, but sorry, if you don't want NYU but can't get in Columbia, then you have to go somewhere else.
Right, kind of like if a guy can’t marry a supermodel who belongs to MENSA, he might as well jump iff a bridge.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 16:07
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Anonymous wrote:But I thought everyone wanted to go to college in a big city?!
My kids really really love NY, but sorry, if you don't want NYU but can't get in Columbia, then you have to go somewhere else.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:58
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Anonymous wrote:But I thought everyone wanted to go to college in a big city?!
Most do. Only 15K people applied to Amherst (in contrast to NYU, which gets $120+K applicants per year). Amherst's admission rate is low because there are only 500 spots at Amherst per year.
Admission rates for LACs can't really be compared to full-size unis, because they only have a few hundred spots per class. It's not apples to apples.
But obviously there is more demand (in terms of actual applicants) to US colleges in or near large cities.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:57
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Correction, 40% international applicants.
So basically their real acceptance rate is somewhere in the 10s-20%
They only admit 1-2% of internationals, domestically, is probably around 10%.
Williams admits even less.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:51
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Anonymous wrote:And almost half applicants are international, not sure what's going on.
Need blind for international students, which is rare. This is one of the few shots of an American education for poorer internationals.
SLACs don’t have as strong of a demand amongst kids nowadays, at least at our school so that international student bump is real. I know Grinnell is not need blind but meets 100% of demonstrated need for international students and gets a lot of international applications too.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:49
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Last year was 40%, this year is close to 50% according to school.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:43
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Anonymous wrote:And almost half applicants are international, not sure what's going on.
There’s a sucker born every minute.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:42
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Anonymous wrote:Correction, 40% international applicants.
So basically their real acceptance rate is somewhere in the 10s-20%
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:41
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
But I thought everyone wanted to go to college in a big city?!
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:38
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Correction, 40% international applicants.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:38
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
So this is not news
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:37
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
Seeking full pay?
Anonymous
04/20/2026 15:36
Subject: Amherst acceptance rate is 6.78%, all time low.
And almost half applicants are international, not sure what's going on.