Merrimack College

At Merrimack College, the published annual cost is $70,038 (an average across living arrangements), leaving aid recipients with an average net price that remains well above the comparable-school benchmark. Tuition and fees are $53,962, and room and board are $21,525.

For aid recipients, average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $37,927, with average financial-aid savings of $32,111 against the sticker price. At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price is $27,371, so Merrimack’s figure is $10,556 above that benchmark.

Azimuth ranks Merrimack College #1,359 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. The aid discount is substantial, but the remaining average price and peer comparison point to a costly affordability picture.

The published cost of attendance at Merrimack College is $70,038 (an average across living arrangements). Azimuth ranks the university #1,359 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $31,710, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $31,962, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $41,050. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $9,340.

Aid covers about 46% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the average net price across all aid recipients to $37,927. That is $10,556 above the $27,371 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median of $27,000 in federal student loans, $2,801 above the peer median of $24,199. Nearly all undergraduates, 97.3%, take on federal loans.

Parents who borrow through the separate Parent PLUS program hold a median of $50,540. The median student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years.

Merrimack College presents a split return picture: its earnings measure and model comparison point in different directions. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 49th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $11,522 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 16th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $1,413. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $12,935.

Median earnings four years after completion are $65,506, in the 67th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250; Merrimack College is $2,744 below.

The return picture is mixed: earnings sit near the peer median but below the model’s expectation.

The median earnings for Merrimack College graduates four years after completion stand at $65,506. That figure comes from a cohort of 1,091 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.

It sits at the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That median is below the $68,250 figure for comparable institutions (same type and size), by $2,744.

Graduates earn about $11,522 less than the model expects for similar students. The gap falls at the 16th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $53,816 on the downside to $81,592 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $65,506. An estimated 24.5% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Merrimack College posts median earnings of $65,506 four years after completion, placing that measure in the 67th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250, with Merrimack’s figure $2,744 below it.

Graduates earn about $11,522 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, falls in the 16th percentile.

Azimuth ranks Merrimack College #746 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix run from $53,816 in the downside scenario to $81,592 in the upside scenario.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $1,413. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $12,935.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $759. The peer comparison is close, but the model-based measure points lower.

Computer Science leads the listed fields, with 19 degrees awarded and median earnings of $114,115 four years after completion; that is 1.07x the national median for its field. Biology had 43 degrees awarded and median earnings of $79,581, or 1.39x its field’s national median.

Civil Engineering awarded 23 degrees and recorded $90,714 in median earnings, while Human Development and Family Studies, the largest listed field, awarded 114 degrees and had median earnings of $53,734.

Programs span a wide range of earnings, so the schoolwide figure does not describe every field. Earnings scenarios run from $53,816 on the downside to $81,592 on the upside; these are scenarios based on program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

Among the higher-earning fields, median earnings four years after completion are $114,115 in Computer Science, $90,714 in Civil Engineering, and $85,545 in Mechanical Engineering. Those field-level results help explain the breadth of the modeled range.

Graduates of Merrimack College earn about $11,522 less than the model expects for similar students. Against that earnings result, borrowers who complete a degree at Merrimack College leave with a median of $27,000 in federal student loans.

That amount is above the $24,199 median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $2,801. If repaid over ten years, that median debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 each month.

Parents who borrow through the federal Parent PLUS program hold a separate median debt of $50,540. The overall value picture is mixed: earnings fall short of what the model expects for similar students, while federal debt sits above the peer benchmark.

For the reported entering class, Merrimack College admitted 70.0% of applicants, placing its rate below the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size). That rate is the share of applicants offered admission within that year's pool, rather than a measure of any individual applicant's prospects.

The figure describes a past applicant pool and does not forecast an individual decision.

At Merrimack College, the higher-earning end of the program list sits in technical fields, while larger programs span more moderate earnings four years after completion. Computer Science recorded median earnings of $114,115 and 19 degrees awarded.

Civil Engineering followed with $90,714 in median earnings and 23 degrees awarded. Business Administration and Management paired $73,877 in median earnings with 78 degrees awarded, making it a larger program with earnings below the technical fields named above.

Human Development and Family Studies recorded $53,734 and 114 degrees awarded. The contrast between these fields shows that the earnings picture differs substantially by program at the college.

Business accounts for 28.2% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, making it the largest program family at Merrimack College. Among the largest individual fields, the earnings figures below are median earnings four years after completion.

The bachelor's degrees at Merrimack College are concentrated in Business, which accounts for 28.2% of degrees awarded, followed by Family & Consumer Sciences at 11.2% and Health Professions at 9.4%. The largest program with published earnings by degrees awarded is Human Development and Family Studies at 114 degrees awarded, with Business Administration and Management second at 78 and Communication and Media Studies third at 67.

Published four-year earnings data cover 11 programs. The highest-earning program is a much smaller one: Computer Science graduates earn a median of $114,115 four years after completion, from 19 degrees awarded a year.

Civil Engineering follows at $90,714 with 23 degrees awarded, and Mechanical Engineering at $85,545 with 20. Biology is a larger program at 43 degrees awarded.

It reports median earnings of $79,581, a benchmark ratio of 1.39x against the national median for its field. The earnings peak belongs to the technical programs already named, which together award fewer than 114 degrees a year.

The largest programs with published earnings—Human Development and Family Studies, Business Administration and Management, and Communication and Media Studies—sit in a band from $53,734 to $73,877. 14.6% of degrees awarded are in STEM fields, and the earnings data for certain fields suggest that programs which commonly precede graduate study may understate later trajectories.