Amherst College's Regular Decision acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 8.8%, with 1,065 students admitted from a total of 12,045 applicants. This marks a decrease in competitiveness compared to the application year 2027, which had a lower acceptance rate of 6.5% with 919 out of 14,068 applicants accepted. Meanwhile, the acceptance rate for 2025 was slightly higher at 7.9%, indicating fluctuations in applicant success rates over these years. The trend shows an overall decline in acceptance rates as fewer spots are available relative to a growing pool of applicants.