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University of Massachusetts - AmherstLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
Amherst, MA
Undergrads
19,315
Tuition (in-state)
$23,414 ($12,797)
Admission Difficulty
Average
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Facts & Statistics

Fun Local Trivia
  1. Emily Dickinson, the famous poet, lived her whole life in Amherst. Most of her poems were published posthumously—only about a dozen were published while she was alive, but they were heavily edited to fit conventional taste and punctuation.
  2. In 1885, Charles King had a barbershop on the second floor of Cook's Block in Amherst. He was, however, known less for cutting hair than for his feat of eating 50 raw eggs in 15 minutes. Two hundred people gathered on Main Street as he swallowed the eggs and collected a $30 prize.
  3. The movies "In Dreams" and "Malice" were filmed in Amherst.
  4. Sylvester Graham, the Amherst native who was known as "the Philosopher of Sawdust Pudding," was an early advocate of vegetarianism and the man for whom the graham cracker was named.
  5. The town of Amherst was named after Lord Jeffery Amherst, a British Army Officer who served in three separate wars: the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years War, and the French & Indian War.
Notable Natives
  • Emily Dickinson – poet
  • Robert Frost – poet
  • James Tate – poet
  • Noah Webster – dictionary author
Points of Interest
  • Downtown Amherst
  • Emily Dickinson Museum
  • Northampton
Shopping Centers
  • Hampshire Mall
  • Holyoke Mall
Movie Theaters
Amherst Cinema
28 Amity St.
Amherst
(413) 253-2547
Movie Theaters
Cinemark at Hampshire Mall
367 Russell St.
Hadley
(413) 586-5700
Movie Theaters
Tower Theaters
19 College St.
South Hadley
(413) 533-3456
Major Sports Teams
  • Boston Bruins: NHL
  • Boston Celtics: NBA
  • Boston Red Sox: MLB
  • New England Patriots: NFL
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Boston: : 2 hours
  • New York City: : 3 hours
Did You Know?
One way to tell a local from an outsider in Amherst is the way they pronounce Amherst. Outsiders say "Am-herst," while locals say "Am-erst."

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