Financial Aid

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

Financial Aid at Amherst

July 13, 2018

“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 $53 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.  70% of Amherst graduates in the Class of 2018 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 Status Portal 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
Immigration Resources

Resources for Undocumented and DACAmented Students

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

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My Intuition Quick College Cost Estimator

Quick Cost Estimator

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

También está disponible en español.

MyinTuition Tool

Noteworthy News

International Applicants Applying For Aid

New: International aid applicants should upload original 2017 documentation of income and taxes paid/withheld for you and your parents, and employer provided documentation of 2017 income and benefits to the Financial Aid Portal. Applicants from China should submit a Salary Certificate issued by the parents’ employer.

All electronic documentation must be sent in .pdf format (images are not acceptable). All documentation should be in original foreign currency and your home language. All documentation and notations must be translated into English (it does not need to be a paid translation service; your own translation is sufficient).

Digital signatures are not accepted; original signatures are required on all forms.

International Applicants

It's Not Too Early To Renew Financial Aid for 2019-20

Financial aid applications for the 2019-20 academic year are now available and are due March 1, 2019.  We encourage you to share this renewal information with anyone assisting you in completing your application. Renewal financial aid applications completed after June 1, 2019 are subject to late fees.

You should review the status of your renewal application documents at the Financial Aid Portal (www.amherst.edu/go/faportal) by logging in with your Amherst username and password.

Renewal of Financial Aid

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.