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Merrimack College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,043
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 72%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 69%
From Region 21%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 37%
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Health Sciences 16%
Engineering 5%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Education 4%
Computer Science 2%
Arts 1%
Physical Sciences & Math 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 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #377
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #449
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #490

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Merrimack College 932 46% / 54% 2% $69,527 97%
Civil Engineering 17 76% / 24% 6% $88,900 89 100%
Computer Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0% $100,678 95
Electrical Engineering 7 57% / 43% 14% $115,506 98 100%
Mechanical Engineering 23 91% / 9% 0% $83,834 86 100%
Computer Science 14 86% / 14% 7% $111,833 98 100%
Information Science/Studies 9 +27 89% / 11% 0% $88,360 89
Information Technology $87,197 88
Applied Mathematics $90,261 90
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 0% $67,593 63
Mathematics 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $73,755 75
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $74,869 76
Biochemistry 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $69,586 67
Biology 25 24% / 76% 4% $77,989 80 100%
Cellular and Molecular Biology $70,630 69
Environmental Biology $60,799 47
Environmental Science 8 88% / 12% 0% $56,866 35
Environmental Studies $55,829 32
Neuroscience 3 67% / 33% 33% $68,149 65
Nutrition Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0% $60,405 46
Exercise Science 28 39% / 61% 4% $55,652 32
Health Sciences 44 16% / 84% 0% $66,845 62 100%
Nursing 66 9% / 91% 0% $91,770 91
Public Health 3 0% / 100% 0% $62,436 51
Rehabilitation Science 9 22% / 78% 0% $63,241 53
Accounting 46 61% / 39% 2% $79,492 82
Business Administration 61 +1 75% / 25% 3% $78,193 80 99%
Business Economics 2 50% / 50% 0% $76,027 78
Entrepreneurship 11 82% / 18% 0% $70,199 69
Finance 1 100% / 0% 0% $83,591 85
Financial Planning and Services 10 90% / 10% 0% $84,606 86
Health Services Administration $65,291 59
Hospitality Management 7 86% / 14% 0% $57,022 36
Human Resources Management 8 38% / 62% 0% $71,500 71
International Business 2 100% / 0% 0% $73,624 74
Investments and Securities 63 81% / 19% 11% $86,458 88
Managerial Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $82,589 85
Marketing 87 51% / 49% 2% $72,075 72
Sports Management 44 75% / 25% 5% $55,884 32
Communication 43 +1 47% / 53% 0% $61,206 48 94%
Corrections and Criminal Justice $57,736 38
Creative Writing 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,977 14
Criminal Justice 61 +6 41% / 59% 0% $55,359 31 92%
English 7 14% / 86% 0% $49,341 15
History 10 60% / 40% 0% $53,301 25
Human Development 2 100% / 0% 0% $53,557 26 94%
Human Development and Family Studies 83 +2 5% / 95% 1% $53,557 26 94%
International Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $57,908 38
Philosophy +2 $53,997 27
Political Science 9 +3 67% / 33% 0% $51,648 21 95%
Psychology 43 +4 16% / 84% 5% $54,202 27 100%
Religious Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $53,222 25
Sociology 3 0% / 100% 0% $53,619 26
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,471 28
General Education 34 29% / 71% 0% $53,646 26
Special Education +8 $55,383 31
Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,027 27
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $42,056 5
Graphic Design 6 50% / 50% 0% $50,490 18
Industrial and Product Design $50,083 17
Music 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $41,513 5
Theater 1 0% / 100% 0% $37,060 3