Diversity at Amherst

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>Amherst College was featured prominently in a May 2 US News & World Report story about socio-economic diversity in higher education. The article noted that among the Amherst student body, 15.8 per cent receive Pell Grants, a standard measure of the representation of disadvantaged students. Amherst ranks first among the private colleges and universities in this respect.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/articles/050502/2college.htm[/url]”>http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/articles/050502/2college.htm</a></p>

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<p>but here's what they never release - what % of students are redheads?</p>

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<p>Hmm, Andrew, looks like you'll be the only one sticking out on campus! Haha, or not. I don't know, I've never seen a redheaded Lord Jeff.</p>

<p>We should make percentages of such important facts at Amherst. Poll all the students. I'd be up for it.</p>

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<p>we look hott in purple i swear</p>

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<p>"Amherst ranks first among the private colleges and universities in this respect." (Pell Grant recipients.)</p>

<p>15.8% is high, and Amherst has worked hard to get there, but they are not even close to being first. Among the private top 100 LACs, Smith is first (at 28%), and Mount Holyoke, Wellesley, Macalester, Occidental, and a few others are all higher.</p>

<p>Among the private universities, both Cornell and Columbia are at roughly 17%, and USC around 30%.</p>

<p>But Amherst is to be congratulated for getting the numbers up even that high. Swarthmore is at 12.3%; Williams at 9.4%; and Harvard a whopping 6.8%.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.smith.edu/newsoffice/releases/04-054.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.smith.edu/newsoffice/releases/04-054.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>