Amherst College Motto Terras Irradient (Latin) Motto in English Let them enlighten the lands[1] Type Private Liberal Arts Established 1821 Endowment $2.248 billion (2017)[2] President Carolyn Martin Academic staff 291 (Fall 2016)[3] Undergraduates 1,849 (Fall 2016)[3] Location Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Campus Rural 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) Colors Purple and white[4] Athletics NCAA Division III – NESCAC Sporting affiliations Annapolis Group NEASC AICUM 568 Group NAICU Mascot Mammoths Website www.amherst.edu