Amherst College is part of the
five college consortium, along with
Hampshire College,
Mount Holyoke College,
Smith College and
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Amherst College was founded in 1821. Their president is
Tom Gerty. Their motto is
Terras Irradient ("
Let them give light to the world"), and their
school colors are
purple and white. Their campus is 1000 acres. As of 6/30/00 the college had an
endowment of $
912,000,000.
Interesting historical facts about Amherst college:
Some alumni that they are especially pround of: