Merrimack College Healthcare Programs

Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. Merrimack is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Merrimack College?

Contact details for Merrimack are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	315 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845
Phone:	978-837-5000
Website:	www.merrimack.edu

Admission Requirements for Merrimack

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Merrimack?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, Merrimack may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Can I Afford Merrimack College?

The overall average net price of Merrimack is $44,513. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Merrimack, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $10,784 a year. That adds up to $43,136 over four years for those students.

Merrimack College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,120 undergraduate students at Merrimack, with 3,924 being full-time and 196 being part-time.

There are also 1,332 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,924 full-time undergraduates at Merrimack, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Merrimack College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	81
Black or African American	152
Hispanic or Latino	319
White	3,087
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	209

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Merrimack College. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at Merrimack. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Merrimack College

In 2022-2023, 1,237 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Merrimack has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 22nd most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Merrimack majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	43%

Merrimack College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	12	58	70
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	61	0	61
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	30	30
General Health & Wellness	0	21	21
Athletic Training	0	20	20
Public Health Education and Promotion	0	12	12
Rehabilitation Science	12	0	12
General Public Health	10	0	10
Health Information Management	0	0	0
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	0	0	0
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General	0	0	0
TOTAL	95	141	236

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Merrimack Colleges Church under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.