Merrimack College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Merrimack College is a small, private, liberal arts, Catholic college located in North Andover, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in the year 1947 by the Order of St. Augustine O.S.A. The college campus includes more than 35 buildings spread across an area of over 200 acres. Merrimack College offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Merrimack College’s campus hosts several student clubs and organizations. It also has an active Greek life. Some of the sororities and fraternities are Alpha Sigma Tau, Theta Phi Alpha, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Kappa Theta, and Theta Delta Chi. The college’s yearbook is known as the "Merrimackan."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, mathematics, science, and media.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,143 in 2009-2010 (2,155 full-time equivalent).

About 53% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 47% of the class.

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 91% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Merrimack College provides on-campus housing for 1,549 of its 2,155 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 92 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 59 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Merrimack College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (186 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (19 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (27 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded)

• Human Services

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (100 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (31 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (18 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (13 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (51 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (35 awarded)

• Psychology