unitid 166850 · North Andover, MA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Merrimack College
- enrollment 2023
- 6,650
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
70%
43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,916
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
16%
undergrads on Pell grants
12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
70%
finish within 150% time
74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$70,038
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$37,927
after aid, aided students
92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$75,584
after entry, Title IV students
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $31,710 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k11%
- 30-48k8%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $102,957
- First-generation students
- 21%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $53,962
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 107 | $53,557 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 86 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 81 | $55,359 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | 79 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 74 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 69 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 67 | $61,206 | $25,783 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 64 | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 63 | — | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 60 | $54,202 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 60 | $78,193 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 58 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.