For the academic year 2024-2025, Merrimack College has a total enrollment of 5,862 students, including 4,102 undergraduate and 1,760 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Merrimack's body is relatively small.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 2,508 male (42.78%) and 3,354 female (57.22%) students are attending Merrimack College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.78.
By class level, 4,102 (69.98%) are undergraduate students and 1,760 (30.02%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.32% are male and 53.68% are female, while among graduate students, 34.55% are male and 65.45% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,862 | 4,102 | 1,760 |
| Men | 2,508 | 1,900 | 608 |
| Women | 3,354 | 2,202 | 1,152 |
By race/ethnicity, 4,175 White, 279 Black, and 145 Asian students out of a total of 5,862 are attending at Merrimack College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Merrimack College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 47.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Asian | 145 | 54 | 91 |
| Black | 279 | 189 | 90 |
| Hispanic | 633 | 246 | 387 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| White | 4,175 | 1,710 | 2,465 |
| Two or more races | 155 | 66 | 89 |
| Race Unknown | 344 | 170 | 174 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Asian | 78 | 31 | 47 |
| Black | 158 | 120 | 38 |
| Hispanic | 466 | 194 | 272 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| White | 2,919 | 1,316 | 1,603 |
| Two or more races | 106 | 47 | 59 |
| Race Unknown | 287 | 142 | 145 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian | 67 | 23 | 44 |
| Black | 121 | 69 | 52 |
| Hispanic | 167 | 52 | 115 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 1,256 | 394 | 862 |
| Two or more races | 49 | 19 | 30 |
| Race Unknown | 57 | 28 | 29 |
By age, Merrimack has 182 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 4,616 students under 25 years old, and 1,243 students over 25 years old out of 5,862 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 182 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Merrimack has 3,954 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 146 students aged 25 and over.
It has 662 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,097 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 182 | 106 | 76 |
| 18-19 | 1,775 | 992 | 783 |
| 20-21 | 1,751 | 935 | 816 |
| 22-24 | 908 | 528 | 380 |
| 25-29 | 455 | 276 | 179 |
| 30-34 | 227 | 140 | 87 |
| 35-39 | 159 | 100 | 59 |
| 40-49 | 260 | 181 | 79 |
| 50-64 | 123 | 81 | 42 |
| Over 65 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 182 | 106 | 76 |
| 18-19 | 1,775 | 992 | 783 |
| 20-21 | 1,725 | 915 | 810 |
| 22-24 | 272 | 94 | 178 |
| 25-29 | 43 | 21 | 22 |
| 30-34 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 35-39 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| 40-49 | 33 | 27 | 6 |
| 50-64 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Over 65 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| 22-24 | 636 | 434 | 202 |
| 25-29 | 412 | 255 | 157 |
| 30-34 | 203 | 126 | 77 |
| 35-39 | 137 | 86 | 51 |
| 40-49 | 227 | 154 | 73 |
| 50-64 | 106 | 70 | 36 |
| Over 65 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Merrimack College, 1,344 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 779 students are enrolled in some online courses.
929 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 415 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 5,862 | 1,344 | 779 |
| Undergraduate | 4,102 | 140 | 543 |
| Graduate | 1,760 | 1,204 | 236 |
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 929 | 415 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 111 | 29 | 0 |
| Graduate | 818 | 386 | 0 |
Among 4,102 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 108 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.63%.105 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 3,711 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 105 |
| Regular Part-time | 283 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 3 |
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