Colleges / Merrimack College
College · Private nonprofit · North Andover, MA · Suburb
MC

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Religious affiliation
Address315 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845
Websitewww.merrimack.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate70%
6-yr median pay$54k
Net price / yr$38k
Undergrad size3,916
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $38k/yr for a shot at a $54k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 70% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

3,916 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $70k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $38k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$280k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$152k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$128k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$54.0k
Room & board
$21.5k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants16%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans60%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention82%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$54k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$76k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out21%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,916
Location
North Andover, MA
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Merrimack
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White75%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown3%
  • International2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students21%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$103k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 69

What you can study.

Colleges / Merrimack College
College · Private nonprofit · North Andover, MA · Suburb
MC

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Religious affiliation
Address315 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845
Websitewww.merrimack.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate70%
6-yr median pay$54k
Net price / yr$38k
Undergrad size3,916
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $38k/yr for a shot at a $54k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 70% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

3,916 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $70k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $38k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$280k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$152k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$128k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$54.0k
Room & board
$21.5k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants16%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans60%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention82%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$54k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$76k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out21%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,916
Location
North Andover, MA
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Merrimack
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White75%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown3%
  • International2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students21%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$103k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 69

What you can study.