Amherst College

Amherst College

Motto	Terras Irradient (Latin)
Motto in English	Let them enlighten the lands[1]
Type	Private
Established	1821; 203 years ago (1821)
Affiliation	Five College Consortium Annapolis Group NEASC AICUM 568 Group NAICU
Endowment	$2.57 billion (2020)[2]
President	Carolyn Martin
Academic staff	300 (Fall 2018)[3]
Undergraduates	1,855 (Fall 2018)[3]
Location	Amherst , Massachusetts , United States
Campus	Rural 1,000 acres (4.0 km2)
Colors	Purple and white[4]
Mascot	Mammoths
Website	www.amherst.edu

Amherst College (/ˈæmərst/ (listen)^[5] AM-ərst) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College.

1. ↑ "Terras Irradient". Amherst College. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
2. ↑ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Common Data Set 2018" (PDF). Amherst College. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
4. ↑ "Colors | Visual Identity Toolkit". Amherst College. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
5. ↑ "Amherst". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.