Amherst College

Amherst, MA

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Amherst College is a small, private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts. It’s an exclusively undergraduate school with approximately 1,800 students. Due to its smaller size, Amherst College offers a more hands-on learning experience with an average class size of 18 and a 1:8 student to faculty ratio.

Fun fact about Amherst College: There are three world-renowned museums on campus that bring in more than 70,000 visitors every year!

Amherst College has a statue dedicated to a moose who walked across campus.

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