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Amherst College
10% accepted | 2k undergrads | Private | Amherst, MA
All majors
$78k
Earnings
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7%
$14k
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Key metrics
Publisher ranking
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4.7
Student review
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4.2
Student-to-faculty
7:1
Years to repay cost
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1.69
Graduation rate
93%
Graduate on time
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73%
Retention rate
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94%
Earnings after 4 yrs
78k
Major
Earnings + % growth
Student debt
Years to repay debt
$128k
Earnings
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19%
$17k
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Major %
School %
Repaid in full: 40-59%
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
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Not making progress: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 11%
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$109k
Earnings
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16%
$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 10%
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$49k
Earnings
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7%
$11k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 8%
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$113k
Est. earnings
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$17k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 7%
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$59k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 6%
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$49k
Earnings
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15%
$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 6%
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$114k
Earnings
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trending_up
23%
$14k
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Major %
School %
Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
<=10%
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% of all majors: 5%
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$50k
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$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 4%
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$45k
Est. earnings
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$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
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10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 4%
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$47k
Est. earnings
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$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
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10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 3%
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$46k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
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Forbearance: NA
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Deferment: NA
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Not making progress: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 3%
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$18k
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Making progress: NA
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Forbearance: NA
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Deferment: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 3%
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30-39%
Making progress: NA
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Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
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Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 2%
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
10-19%
Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 2%
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$26k
Earnings
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7%
$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
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Making progress: NA
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Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 2%
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
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Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 2%
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
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Making progress: NA
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Forbearance: NA
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Deferment: NA
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Not making progress: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 1%
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$33k
Est. earnings
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$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
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Forbearance: NA
20-29%
Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 1%
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$43k
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$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
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Forbearance: NA
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Deferment: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 1%
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
30-39%
Making progress: NA
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Forbearance: NA
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Deferment: NA
10-19%
Not making progress: NA
<=10%
Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 1%
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$64k
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$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
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Forbearance: NA
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Deferment: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 1%
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$44k
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$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
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Forbearance: NA
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Deferment: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 1%
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$43k
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$14k
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Major %
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Repaid in full: NA
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Forbearance: NA
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Deferment: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: 1%
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Repaid in full: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: < 1%
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Repaid in full: NA
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: < 1%
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$29k
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$14k
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Major %
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: < 1%
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$48k
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$14k
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Major %
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: < 1%
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Delinquent: NA
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% of all majors: < 1%
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% of all majors: < 1%
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Germanic Languages
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$45k
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