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Amherst College
P.O. Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002
URL: www.amherst.edu
General Phone: (413)542-2000
Admissions: (413)542-2328
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Fast Facts

Control: Private (nonprofit)
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Town
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1821
School Colors: Purple, White, Black
School Nickname: Lord Jeffs, Lady Jeffs

Student Body (Fall 2007)

Total Student Population
(1,683 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 1,683
Total Students 1,683
Full-Time 474
African American 160
American Indian 6
Asian American 196
Caucasian 734
Hispanic American 152
International 120
Not Specified 315
Male 220
Female 254

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