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Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Merrimack College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in North Andover, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 5,862 students in fall 2024, including 4,102 undergraduates and 1,760 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Merrimack College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 136 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Computer Science, and Information Science/Studies. It awarded 1,804 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 54 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

5,862
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
1,804
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
136
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 136

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 21
Education 28
Health Professions 14
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Engineering 6
Public Administration and Social Services 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5
Psychology 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Social Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Physical Sciences 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 5
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Engineering Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
896
Master's degrees
852
Postbaccalaureate certificates
43
Post-master's certificates
13

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,862
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,102
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,760
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,000
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,390
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,610
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
54
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
President
Christopher E. Hopey
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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