Need-Blind, 100%-of-Need-Met International Financial Aid
Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Amherst admits international applicants need-blind and meets 100% of calculated financial need with no loans in the standard aid package.
What the scholarship covers
100% of calculated need met via grants plus a campus job; Amherst offers no merit scholarships at all (aid is 100% need-based). 82% of international students received aid in 2025-26, averaging over $84,000.
What you need
- TOEFL 100 or IELTS 7.5 or Duolingo 130Strongly recommended minimum. Academic; strongly recommended minimum. Strongly recommended minimum.
- Holistic review of grades, optional test scores, exam predictions, essays and recommendations; no prior bachelor's degree holders accepted.
- Common App or Coalition with Scoir or QuestBridge
- Amherst Writing Supplement
- $75 fee or a fee waiver
- School Report plus transcript
- Counselor and 2 teacher recommendations
- English test score unless waived
- Amherst College Writing Supplement
- English test waived only for 2+ years at an English-medium secondary school, or native speakers.
- No admissions interviews offered.
Deadlines
- 9 Nov 2026 Early Decision, Fall 2027 entry32 days from nowBinding; decisions early-to-mid December.
- 5 Jan 2027 Regular Decision, Fall 2027 entry89 days from nowDecisions late March; reply deadline May 1, 2027.
Where it leads
Four-year bachelor's degree at Amherst.
Visa
F-1 student visa; no Mongolia-specific detail published on the pages reviewed.
Things to know
No nationality restriction; roughly 13% of students are international, from 76+ countries.
No agent/partner mention found. Like MIT, this is a long-shot on admission, not on aid - pair it with Fulbright/Berea as the realistic fallback for a typical family.
Sources
- amherst.edu/admission/apply/international English minimums, need-blind and 100%-of-need figures
- amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear ED/RD deadlines and required materials
- amherst.edu/tuition 2026-27 cost breakdown