- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Merrimack College
North Andover, MASuburb: largeZIP 01845Founded 1947
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1947
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.merrimack.edu
MassachusettsReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Merrimack College
Merrimack College is a private nonprofit college in North Andover, Massachusetts, with 3,916 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $39,219 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention79%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share21%
Federal loans60%
$39,219net price / year
70%admission rate
—average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$74,412median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#285 of 1,704 for earnings#1,652 of 1,739 for lowest net price#403 of 1,738 for graduation rate#565 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $73,750tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,852
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,852
- Average net price
- $39,219national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$33,969
$30,001–48,000$31,068
$48,001–75,000$36,307
$75,001–110,000$38,052
$110,001+$42,472
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college21%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,182
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,412middle 50%: $53,810–$108,145
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$108,145
Median, Merrimack College$74,412
Lower quarter$53,810
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,916
- Part-time
- 2.6%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 44%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,316 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,809
- Endowment, end of year
- $86,879,373
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic12%
Black4.0%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.7%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Health professions16%
Family & consumer sciences7.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.4%
Engineering5.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.5%
Psychology5.4%
Communication & journalism5.0%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 166850. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q558957.