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Merrimack College

North Andover, MA · Private · Large suburb · Merrimack

Private institution in North Andover, MA · 4,043 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $75,584 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$37,8991,871st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$51,7861,838th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$51,7861,836th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,0891,791st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,584193rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,316370th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
72.1%350th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.3%465th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
73.6%708th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
4,043580th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.2%1,908th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 22 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$71,486—
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,499—
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,796$44,327
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$41,565$29,685
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$39,369—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$38,289$38,289
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$38,289—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$37,208$36,141
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$36,094$25,194
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$33,993$25,194

Campus facts

Athletics — 18 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $17,192,504 (M $9,697,148 · W $7,495,356)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Merrimack College’s 4,043 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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