Merrimack College Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
3,916 students
Larger than 73% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 21.1%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Haverhill7.1 mi
- Danvers9.6 mi
- Lowell10.3 mi
- Bedford12.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Merrimack College, the largest reported group is White (74.5%), followed by Hispanic (11.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 9.1% |
| Black | 4% | 3.7% |
| Hispanic | 11.9% | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 74.5% | 80.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Non-resident | 2% | 0.5% |
| Unknown | 2.7% | 0.5% |
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- 70%Merrimack College admitted 8,375 of 10,429 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 11.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 927 of 8,375.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $39,219average net price after grants for aided students, against $55,852 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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