Check out why Amherst College received an F grade in our Report Card below.
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. The university has 215 organizations for students to get involved in. Students can visit the Emily Dickinson Museum, Mead Art Museum, and travel through Mount Holyoke State Park.
Amherst College offers 41 majors for undergraduate students to take. Notable former students include Albert the II, Prince of Monaco, former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, and actor Jeffrey Wright.

Amherst College receives an “F” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2681" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

Amherst College receives a “A+” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Amherst College with a bachelor’s degree make $159,800 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Amherst College receives a “B” grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $21,772 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

Amherst College receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff.
The university requires that some, but not all, employees complete a diversity training program. Within the first 3 months of a supervisory role, employees are <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/learning-and-development/foundations-of-supervision#supervisor_competencies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to complete a course titled &#8220;Equity and Inclusion.&#8221; The course module is currently under development. There is also a professional development series for supervisors that includes the course &#8220;Equity Lens in Supervision.&#8221;
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

Amherst College receives an “F” grade for having a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

Amherst College receives an “F” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://thehub.amherst.edu/organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has zero right-leaning clubs compared to two left-leaning clubs. The two left-leaning clubs are Young Democratic Socialists of America and Queer Trans People of Color.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Amherst College receives a “C” grade due to having no active and thriving Turning Point USA chapter. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

Amherst College receives a “D” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $6,083.01 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received 

Amherst College receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The university has an open curriculum:
&#8220;Amherst has no <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/open-curriculum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">distribution</a> requirements and no core curriculum. Instead, students choose the courses that matter most to them. Our open curriculum ensures that each classroom is filled with inquisitive, fully engaged students committed to the topic at hand.&#8221;
Although the college offers numerous biased <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/college-catalog/2324" target="_blank" rel="noopener">courses</a>, the open curriculum makes it easy for students to bypass them.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

Amherst College receives an “A” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any segregated dormitories, graduation ceremonies, or classes by race or sexual orientation.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Amherst College receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. According to <a href="https://amherststudent.com/article/students-stage-walkout-for-palestine-call-for-admin-action/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Amherst Student</a>, “Dozens of students and faculty members walked out of class and onto the Town Common at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, chanting ‘free, free Palestine’ and holding signs condemning the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank.” The protestors demand the three following things from the university:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Divest from Israel</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">End the study-abroad partnership with Haifa University in Israel</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Release a statement condemning the &#8220;violence in Gaza.&#8221;</li>
</ol>
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

Amherst College receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The university has an open curriculum, and therefore no Western Civilization category or course requirement. The following Western Civilization <a href="https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/college-catalog/2324" target="_blank" rel="noopener">courses</a> are optional for students to take.
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<li>&#8220;Renaissance to Revolution: Early Modern European Art and Architecture&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;The Age of Michelangelo: Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Utopia: Visionary Architecture, Art and Theory&#8221;</li>
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Concerning the latter course, its description states:
“The course reflects on utopian art from antiquity to the present, including an examination of selected utopian authors, including Sir Thomas More, Edward Bellamy, and William Morris…”
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Required Western Civilzation Courses for Students

Check out why Amherst College received an F grade in our Report Card below.

Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. The university has 215 organizations for students to get involved in. Students can visit the Emily Dickinson Museum, Mead Art Museum, and travel through Mount Holyoke State Park.

Amherst College offers 41 majors for undergraduate students to take. Notable former students include Albert the II, Prince of Monaco, former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, and actor Jeffrey Wright.

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