Amherst College

My walk around Amherst college was very nice. The grounds are kept up very well. There is staff working there right now. They do require that you wear face coverings and maintain the social distance of 6 feet.

Amherst college -- as the third oldest institution of higher education in the state of Massachusetts -- is one of the most beautiful college campuses I have stepped foot on. Whether you're in front of the Seeley Mudd Building housing the Department of Mathematics or the Beneski Earth Sciences Building, the red brick structures on campus project a beautiful image that reflects Amherst's prestigious reputation as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country.

This place is pretty cool... as I just work in amherst I can say it's a very nice and soft pace town to work in. The people there are kind and polite, at least for the most part. Can't say I've had a bad experience in 2.5 years..

One of the most respected academic institutions in the country, set on a beautiful campus. The fantastic faculty-to-student ratio, considerable flexibility for your coursework, and ability to work with professors (including research) directly as an undergraduate are all things that help this school stand out. If you are fortunate enough to be accepted, it would be a hard decision not to attend (as long as you are aware this is a small school, with a relatively small student population). We found the vibe to be rather low key, as opposed to some of the Ivy's we spent time at. The amount of money in endowment at this school (and some competing schools) also tends to indicate a lot of graduate loyalty.

The Beneski Natural History museum is fascinating with local and worldwide crystals, and fossils to browse.

Thank you, Amherst, for such a lovely campus. My daughter and I really enjoyed our stroll yesterday and we're grateful you had a few buildings open. The library is special and the Frost moose divine.

I like it here. I also love the observatory across the street. Richard Sanderson gave his interesting lecture on his 'eclipse chasing' there. We also were video editing the moon with some other students.

I just visited this college as an outsider, but it's a gorgeous school. There's enough parking and greenery to make it a fun space to walk around. I'm a huge fan of the buildings - they are all in the same brick aesthetic. Overall I had a positive experience and I think it's a safe place.

This is a beautiful college. Very safe small town.

Very nice campus. We had a field trip for the kids at the natural history museum. The guide w
Was extremely knowledgeable and friendly.

It’s a very nice school. It’s is renowned for it’s talented students, committed faculty and rigorous academic life.

Amherst college has a great reputation for its academics along with its athletics, and their is a very good reason for that. Admission standards are very stringent and they always have a high rate of applicants but unfortunately with that great education comes great expectations. All it takes is one year where you didn't put total effort into high school and you could be passed over for a spot by a more qualified candidate.

The perfect intersection of awesomeness: small liberal arts College with fantastic academics, access to countless courses through the five college system, hiking right out of your dorm, cute college town, really friendly and passionate students.

Some things you should know about Amherst. I just attended my 50th reunion and spoke with lots of students still on campus. No students whom I spoke with thought the College was blatantly sexist. Students of all sexual orientations are highly focused on bridging divisions among them. Sure there are issues here, as there are at just about every other place, but the College is not shy about addressing them. Furthermore, I found consistent opinions among staff and students that the recent "Amherst Uprising", was quite different in reality from how it was reported in the media. No surprise there!

Amherst has a remarkably diverse student body, a fierce dedication to excellence in teaching, and exceptionally high expectations of both its faculty and students. The biggest challenge now is achieving the same level of diversity among the faculty that the College has been able to achieve among its students. Amherst is determined to fix this, but it may be difficult until a few more generations of college graduates from campuses with diversified student bodies such as at Amherst are out in the world and can be recruited back to college faculties.

An endowment of $2.1 billion when adjusted for per student capita, puts Amherst among the top 10 wealthiest institutions of higher learning and it uses those resources well. The College ranks at the top of colleges for recruitment of students of talent from economically under-privileged communities, in recognition of which Amherst received the Cooke Award for 2016. It is one of only 5 institutions that still admits students without respect to financial need (the others are Harvard, Yale, Princeton and MIT) and it has done so since 1965.

Despite the progressive rise in full tuition (now over $60,000 per year), the actual tuition paid by students has risen only slightly because of the extensive financial aid that is available. Amherst estimates that it spends about $1.2 million on each student over the four years of college.

It was a magical place 50 years ago. Although there have been many changes, It remains so today.

Wonderful check-in day for my freshman student. Beautiful campus, friend student body, engaged College personnel and staff!

I loved my time at Amherst as well. A near perfect liberal arts college. Fantastic students, professors, courses, and an incredibly beautiful campus. I cherished my time there.

From its Foundation, Amherst has truly been a college of numerous opportunites and has challenged its students to think ahead through rigorous courses. Rather than critizing such a marvelous place by giving immaterial reasons, think for a moment what would the World be without Amherst? I think any intellectual person would realize the vitality of the contribution to development and modernization of human mind &life in general.

Amherst beat my brain with a stick, teaching me how to form my own opinions clearly. I'm grateful for the punishment. UMass would have been easier. And it would have been easier to meet girls there (I'm talkin' 1958 to 1963). Amherst was too snooty (I took a year's leave of absence to breathe the air the rest of the world was breathing). But for all that, I'm glad I graduated from the place on the south side of town. I got out with a "gentleman's C" and a good vision of who I was and what I wanted to do. And oh well, let's hear it for the snoot factor, which always gives me a leg up when I tell people I went to school there.

Beauty abounds in the fields and woods of Amherst College- a wonderful place to lose yourself on nature. If you get lost just keep on going...

Campus is beautiful! Staff and students are super friendly and helpful.