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Merrimack College Overview

Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution. Merrimack is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Merrimack College Known For?

1,094 Undergraduate Awards
$44,513 Avg Cost After Aid
75% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Merrimack is the post-master's certificate.
  • In a recent academic period46% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Merrimack bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $75,584 a year. That's about 85% more than their peers at other schools.
  • It takes the average Merrimack student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Merrimack College?

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Contact details for Merrimack are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 315 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-837-5000
Website: www.merrimack.edu

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Admission Requirements for Merrimack

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Merrimack?

75% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
Merrimack has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Can I Afford Merrimack College?

$44,513 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Merrimack is $44,513. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Merrimack, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $12,924 a year. That adds up to $51,696 over four years for those students.

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Merrimack College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,932 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,202 undergraduate students at Merrimack, with 3,932 being full-time and 270 being part-time.

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There are also 1,216 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,932 full-time undergraduates at Merrimack, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Merrimack College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 75
Black or African American 152
Hispanic or Latino 301
White 3,092
International Students 69
Other Races/Ethnicities 243

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Merrimack College. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at Merrimack. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Merrimack College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 69 0 86 155
Business Administration & Management 0 60 2 52 114
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 81 0 33 114
Health & Physical Education 0 74 0 39 113
Human Development & Family Studies 0 107 0 0 107
Communication & Media Studies 0 67 0 20 87
Accounting 0 42 1 42 85
Marketing 0 79 0 0 79
Health Sciences & Services 0 63 0 12 75
Finance & Financial Management 0 64 0 5 69
General Psychology 0 60 0 0 60
Special Education 0 1 0 58 59
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 54 54
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 45 45
Liberal Arts General Studies 19 26 0 0 45
Educational Administration 0 0 15 29 44
General Biology 0 24 0 14 38
Nursing 0 38 0 0 38
Mechanical Engineering 0 29 0 4 33
Student Counseling 0 0 0 30 30
Information Science 0 5 1 18 24
Civil Engineering 0 23 0 1 24
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 16 16
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 3 11 14
Human Resource Management 0 10 0 3 13
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 13 13
Public Health 0 9 0 4 13
History 0 12 0 0 12
Public Administration 0 0 0 12 12
General English Literature 0 11 0 0 11
Computer Science 0 4 0 6 10
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 10 10
Mathematics 0 9 0 0 9
Political Science & Government 0 9 0 0 9
Design & Applied Arts 0 9 0 0 9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 1 7 8
Nutrition Science 0 8 0 0 8
Social Work 0 0 0 8 8
Writing Studies 0 7 0 0 7
Ethnic Studies 0 7 0 0 7
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 7 7
General Education 0 6 0 0 6
Electrical Engineering 0 6 0 0 6
Natural Resources Conservation 0 6 0 0 6
International Business 0 5 0 0 5
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 5 0 0 5
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 0 0 0 5 5
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 4 0 0 4
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 0 0 0 4 4
Drama & Theater Arts 0 4 0 0 4
Fine & Studio Arts 0 4 0 0 4
Music 0 4 0 0 4
Construction Management 0 0 0 3 3
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 3 3
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 1 0 2 3
Sociology 0 3 0 0 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 2 0 0 2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 2 0 0 2
Business/Managerial Economics 0 2 0 0 2
Hospitality Management 0 2 0 0 2
Computer Engineering 0 2 0 0 2
Applied Mathematics 0 2 0 0 2
Economics 0 2 0 0 2
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 1 0 0 1
Computer Information Systems 0 1 0 0 1
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 1 1
Romance Languages 0 1 0 0 1
International Studies 0 1 0 0 1
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 1 0 1
Philosophy 0 1 0 0 1
Physics 0 1 0 0 1
Taxation 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 0 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 1,075 24 657 1,775

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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