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Amherst College is a highly selective private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Amherst is the #2 liberal arts college in the United States, according to current U.S. News and World Report rankings. Amherst has been ranked the best liberal arts college in the country nine times since the inception of the U.S. News rankings in 1983. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts, and has been coeducation since 1975. Amherst College is part of the Pioneer Valley's Five Colleges, along with Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as a successor to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams remained open, Amherst was formed, and diverged from its Williams roots into an individual institution.
In 1812, funds were raised in Amherst for a secondary school,...
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