North Andover, MA · Private · 3,916 undergraduates · suburban
Merrimack College
Moderately selective
Merrimack is a career-oriented Augustinian college that has expanded beyond liberal arts into engineering, computing, nursing and health sciences.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in career outcomes, and solid in academic standing.- Admission
- 73.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 69.2%
13,693 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$75,584 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Merrimack College apart
Academic design
Six schools combine business, arts and sciences, education, engineering and computing, nursing and health sciences, and graduate counseling and social work.
Campus pattern
The North Andover campus provides a residential suburban setting with routine access to the Boston-area job market.
Career & value signal
Its Augustinian identity and increasingly professional academic mix make Merrimack feel more like a small comprehensive university than a traditional liberal-arts college.
Can I get in?
73.6% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
13,693About 74 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Merrimack College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Merrimack College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Six schools combine business, arts and sciences, education, engineering and computing, nursing and health sciences, and graduate counseling and social work.
Make institutional fit specific
Merrimack is a career-oriented Augustinian college that has expanded beyond liberal arts into engineering, computing, nursing and health sciences.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Merrimack College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Marketing
Admits separately
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Merrimack College beyond the classroom
The North Andover campus provides a residential suburban setting with routine access to the Boston-area job market.
A defining academic feature
Six schools combine business, arts and sciences, education, engineering and computing, nursing and health sciences, and graduate counseling and social work.
What shapes an ordinary week
The North Andover campus provides a residential suburban setting with routine access to the Boston-area job market.
Where the degree can lead
Its Augustinian identity and increasingly professional academic mix make Merrimack feel more like a small comprehensive university than a traditional liberal-arts college.