Financial Aid

We meet 100% of our students’ demonstrated need – for domestic and international students.

Financial Aid at Amherst

May 30, 2017

“The most rewarding part of the work that we get to do is to provide the resources that truly make an Amherst education affordable.” —Gail Holt, Dean of Financial Aid

We Can Do This, Together

We award more than $50 million in Amherst scholarships every year.  That’s money dedicated solely to meeting the financial need of our students.

Students leave Amherst with an extraordinary education, a long list of exceptional accomplishments, and the freedom to build their future without the burden of student loan debt.  71% of Amherst graduates in the Class of 2017 graduated with no student loan debt. 

This approach makes us distinctive. We are proud to say it also makes us a leader. Only a few colleges in the country can say what we can about financial aid:

Nearly 60% of our students receive financial aid. Our average financial aid award last year was more than $50,000. So the majority of our students pay less – often far less – than the cost of attendance.

Gail Holt, Dean of Financial Aid

 

The Financial Aid Portal

Applicants for admission must set up separate user credentials for the Financial Aid Portal and Admission Application Status access pages.  If you never set up your user credentials or have forgotten your password, steps to access instructions are here.

Current students can check the status of their financial aid application, view award information and important messages through our online financial aid portal. 

Application Status & Award Information
My Intuition Quick College Cost Estimator

Quick Cost Estimator

The MyinTuition tool will give you an early cost estimate using six basic financial questions. 

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MyinTuition Tool

Noteworthy News

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Regular Decision Financial Aid Award Notification

Starting March 27th, applicants admitted through Regular Decision, who have also applied for financial aid, will receive an email from our office that financial aid award information is available on the Financial Aid Portal.

This e-mail will confirm that your application is complete and your eligibility for aid has been determined, or it will refer you to the Financial Aid Portal for missing information required to determine your aid eligibility.

Financial Aid Award Information

US Students Submitting Tax Information

US applicants and current students are reminded that e-mail is not a secure medium to submit sensitive financial information to the Office of Financial Aid. If documents need to be submitted to our office, it is strongly suggested that you submit these documents via fax at (413) 542-2628.

Taxable Scholarship - 2017

Scholarship amounts granted for expenses incurred are taxable income if the aggregate scholarship exceeds tuition and fees (not including room and board), books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction at an eligible institution.  Note that taxable scholarships relate to a calendar year - not an academic year. A worksheet on page 2 of this publication will help you to determine if you received taxable scholarship.

Taxable Scholarships
Immigration Resources

Resources for Undocumented and DACAmented Students

Legal, educational, on campus, and regional resources for undocumented students.

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