Merrimack College

Merrimack College is a private, Catholic college in North Andover, MA. We've ranked it #736 in the USA on our overall top colleges list, and admission is not competitive, given its 83% acceptance rate. It is a small sized institution with full-time enrollment of 3,156 undergraduate students. Merrimack provides 50 possible majors across eight academic disciplines. The most in-demand picks are Human Development, Marketing, and Communications, which when consolidated amount to 26% of the student body. It has a high quality health professions program, ranking second in Massachusetts. In addition, Merrimack College ranks 4th in MA according to our best Catholic colleges list. At full sticker price, tuition costs $43,848 a year, but each Merrimack undergraduate receives some financial support. 72% of Merrimack College students walk across that stage on commencement day, hoping to find their dream jobs. On average, alumni go on to make a yearly income of $45,500 two years after college. After another four years of work experience, their median earnings grows 25.5% to $57,100, which is 42.4% more than the national median income for individuals. Many of you might also want to hear that it is recommended that you share your high school rank when submitting your application and over 1/2 of the accepted students tested between 460 and 550 on the reading component of the SAT. Furthermore, 100% of classes are relatively small, with 20 to 39 students, and 20% of first-time students don't return to school the following year. With regard for costs, be aware that students awarded Pell grants receive $5,124 in financial aid on average and on average, students receive $22,639 a year in aid. With respect to demographics, 8% of the student body are 22 to 24 and 9% of students come from households with an annual income between $30k and $48k. With regard for campus life, 86% of freshmen live on campus. To conclude, six years after college, one quarter of graduates rake in $41,000 or less and two years after receiving their diplomas, 95% of Merrimack's alumni are gainfully employed.