Merrimack College

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."

Merrimack College Highlights

Where Merrimack College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, liberal arts, business and management, therapy and counseling, and fine arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Merrimack College was 2,098 in 2007 (1,901 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 97% of enrolled students and graduate students are 3%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Merrimack College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Merrimack College provides on-campus housing for 1,570 of its 1,901 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

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

Merrimack College Athletics

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

Merrimack College 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) .

Merrimack College Admissions (2007)

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