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Merrimack College

Basic Information

Type Private
Population 2,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,043
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 72%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 37%
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 8%
Education 4%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $53,962
Est. Cost of Attendance $70,038
10-Year ROI $132,000
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 63%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #384
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #456
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #497

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Merrimack College 932 46% / 54% 2% $55,813
Applied Mathematics
Civil Engineering 17 76% / 24% 6%
Computer Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Science 14 86% / 14% 7%
Electrical Engineering 7 57% / 43% 14%
Information Science/Studies 9 +27 89% / 11% 0%
Information Technology
Mathematics 4 +3 75% / 25% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 23 91% / 9% 0%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry 7 +1 43% / 57% 0%
Biology 25 24% / 76% 4%
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 0%
Environmental Biology
Environmental Science 8 88% / 12% 0%
Environmental Studies
Exercise Science 28 39% / 61% 4%
Health Sciences 44 16% / 84% 0%
Neuroscience 3 67% / 33% 33%
Nursing 66 9% / 91% 0%
Nutrition Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0%
Public Health 3 0% / 100% 0%
Rehabilitation Science 9 22% / 78% 0%
Accounting 46 61% / 39% 2%
Business Administration 61 +1 75% / 25% 3% $72,401
Business Economics 2 50% / 50% 0%
Entrepreneurship 11 82% / 18% 0%
Finance 1 100% / 0% 0%
Financial Planning and Services 10 90% / 10% 0%
Health Services Administration
Hospitality Management 7 86% / 14% 0%
Human Resources Management 8 38% / 62% 0%
International Business 2 100% / 0% 0%
Investments and Securities 63 81% / 19% 11%
Managerial Economics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Marketing 87 51% / 49% 2%
Sports Management 44 75% / 25% 5%
Communication 43 +1 47% / 53% 0% $56,672
Corrections and Criminal Justice
Creative Writing 1 0% / 100% 0%
Criminal Justice 61 +6 41% / 59% 0% $51,258
English 7 14% / 86% 0%
History 10 60% / 40% 0%
Human Development 2 100% / 0% 0% $49,590
Human Development and Family Studies 83 +2 5% / 95% 1% $49,590
International Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Philosophy
Political Science 9 +3 67% / 33% 0%
Psychology 43 +4 16% / 84% 5% $50,187
Religious Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0%
Sociology 3 0% / 100% 0%
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
General Education 34 29% / 71% 0%
Special Education
Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0%
Graphic Design 6 50% / 50% 0%
Industrial and Product Design
Music 1 +3 100% / 0% 0%
Theater 1 0% / 100% 0%