Applying to Merrimack

Merrimack College's acceptance rate is 74.00% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 13,693 students applied and 10,133 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Merrimack.
Merrimack's acceptance rate places 29th out of 66 Massachusetts colleges with competitive admission.
To apply to Merrimack, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.
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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Merrimack College is 74.00% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 11.00%. 5,913 men and 7,704 women applied to Merrimack and 4,376 men and 5,701 women students were accepted.
Among them, 525 men and 513 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Merrimack.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Merrimack
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants13,6935,9137,70400
Admitted10,1334,3765,70100
Enrolled1,11552551300
Acceptance Rate 74.00%74.01%74.00%--
Yield 11.00%12.00%9.00%--
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)
Merrimack College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Merrimack. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Merrimack College.
Merrimack Admission Requirements
High School GPARequired
High School RankNot Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramRequired
RecommendationsRequired
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesNot Considered
SAT / ACTNot Considered
English Proficiency TestRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)Not Considered
Work experienceConsidered, if submitted
Personal statement or essayRequired
Legacy statusNot Considered

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Merrimack.
Admission Information for Applying to Merrimack
Open Admission PolicyNo
Admission Informationhttps://www.merrimack.edu/admission/
Calendar SystemSemester
Course for High School StudentsOffers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits AcceptedCredits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered1-Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate
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