Merrimack College

Merrimack College is a private nonprofit college in North Andover, MA. Its average net price is $39,219 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$33,969
$30,001 to $48,000$31,068
$48,001 to $75,000$36,307
$75,001 to $110,000$38,052
$110,001 and up$42,472
$55,852Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$55,852Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$39,219Average Net Price
$21,934Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$2,200Other Expenses
21.1%Students on Pell Grants
60.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

70.0%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$59,182
8 years after entry$66,961
10 years after entry$74,412
69.1%Graduation Rate
79.3%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

North Andover, MALocation
Large suburbSetting
3,916Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians$62,001 National median for this major n=63Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,316 n=326Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$41,457 National median for this major n=2,766Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$40,061 National median for this major n=902Not published
Communications$48,944 Small program - rough guide n=65$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=71
Community Organization and Advocacy$45,679 National median for this major n=2,262Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$65,410 National median for this major n=199Not published
Construction Management$75,379 National median for this major n=3,543Not published
Criminal Justice$50,663 Small program - rough guide n=47$27,000 n=107
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$40,825 Small program - rough guide n=41Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$41,022 Small program - rough guide n=51$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=84
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$39,681 Small program - rough guide n=84$27,000 n=148
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$26,959 Small program - rough guide n=41
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=44
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$43,630 Small program - rough guide n=38$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=74
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=88
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$27,000 n=101
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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