Amherst College
Amherst, MassachusettsCollege Board code: 3003
Housing and Policies
- Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates
- 100% of first-year students live in college housing
- 98% of all undergraduates live in college housing
- Coed Housing
- Cooperative Housing
- Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free)
- Deadline for housing deposit: Not reported
What the School Says...
Amherst College has 37 student resident halls. Seven of these buildings are for first-year students; the remainder, in various room configurations, are for upper-class students.
New students are assigned housing based upon the preferences they indicate in the New Student Housing Survey. Returning students select housing for the upcoming year via Room Draw, held in April.
Campus
- Rural setting
- Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
- Residential campus
Geographical location:
- 90 miles from Boston, 150 miles from New York City.
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| Marching band | Model U.N. | |
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- Student newspaper: The Amherst Student
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