
Amherst College's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 8.6%, with 55 out of 638 applicants admitted. This rate remains unchanged from the previous application year 2023, where the acceptance rate was also 8.6%, albeit with a slightly smaller pool of 576 applicants. Historically, transfer acceptance rates have fluctuated, witnessing a significant decline from 5.9% in 2022 and 5.5% in 2020. The acceptance rates varied from as low as 5.5% to as high as 8.6%, suggesting increased competitiveness in recent years for transfer admissions.