by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Merrimack College was awarded 19 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is human development & family studies.
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College Factual ranked Merrimack as #1,007 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Merrimack is also ranked #49 out of 63 schools in Massachusetts.
Merrimack College has an acceptance rate of 80%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Merrimack College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Merrimack College is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Merrimack College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Merrimack the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 68%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Merrimack College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,202 undergraduates at Merrimack with 3,932 being full-time and 270 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27,344 | $27,079 | $30,079 | $33,535 | $37,194 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Merrimack, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Merrimack, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $10,784 a year. That adds up to $43,136 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Merrimack is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Merrimack College.
Contact details for Merrimack are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 315 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845 |
| Phone: | 978-837-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.merrimack.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/merrimack |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development & Family Studies | 110 | $31,026 |
| Business Administration & Management | 84 | $45,692 |
| Marketing | 69 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 58 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 54 | $38,959 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 51 | NA |
| General Psychology | 51 | $32,643 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 45 | $30,024 |
| Health & Physical Education | 45 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 44 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,801 students took at least one online class at Merrimack College. This is a decrease from the 4,238 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,801 | 878 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,238 | 545 |
| 2018-2019 | 528 | 391 |
| 2017-2018 | 352 | 265 |
| 2016-2017 | 255 | 174 |
Footnotes
*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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