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Merrimack College |
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Merrimack College, a small, comprehensive, modern Catholic center of higher learning in the Northeast, reflects in its policies the teaching traditions of the founding Order of St. Augustine: to provide, in a Christian, values-sensitive environment, the opportunity for its students to develop a mature intellectual, cultural, social, emotional, and moral awareness; to combine professional training of high-quality with a commitment to an integrated liberal arts component in all courses of study; to act as a major educational resource for individuals and for the Merrimack Valley community. |
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| County |
Essex County, MA |
| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II |
| Institution Level |
4 or more years |
| Institution Control |
Private, non-profit |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
1,874 students
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| Part-Time Undergraduate |
323 students
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| Full-Time Graduate |
1 students
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| Part-Time Graduate |
33 students
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| Total Enrollment |
2,231 students
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| Total Dormitory Capacity |
1,573 students
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| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
78 % |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
11 % |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$3,900 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
14% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$2,277 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
78% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$9,216 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
70% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$6,042 |
- Merrimack offers 35 majors including Digital Media Arts, Sports Medicine and Health Science/R.N. Pre-professional programs in pre-dental, pre-med and pre-law are available. The college offers a four-year and a five-year Cooperative Education program for all majors. It is one of the best nationally and one of the longest-running in the Northeast. Merrimack offers a master’s degree in Elementary Education. The program received accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in 2003.
- The Merrimack curriculum has three principal aims: To develop students’ academic and analytic skills, To engage students in active learning, To develop in students a coherent understanding of the world.
- For the fourth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named Merrimack College a top ten regional school in its rankings of colleges nationwide. Ranked seventh in 2005 as a Best Comprehensive College – Bachelor’s – in the north, Merrimack has been named a top tier regional school for eight consecutive years in its America's Best Colleges issue.
- Merrimack College placed 15th overall in a field of 44 top engineering colleges and universities across the country that competed in the 13th Annual National Student Steel Bridge Competition in 2004. Merrimack won the New England Regional competition
- Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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