Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Merrimack

At Merrimack College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 79.43%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 74.00%. Merrimack's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 5 years.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 13.62%, and the 2024 yield is 11.00%. The number of Merrimack applicants increased by 3.93% (518 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 79.43%, and this year's acceptance rate is 74.00% at Merrimack College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.40% and women students' rate is 81.68%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Merrimack College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 78.60% 74.62% 83.02%
2014-15 77.77%
-0.83%
72.77%
-0.18%
82.84%
-0.18%
2015-16 78.97%
1.20%
74.82%
0.57%
83.41%
0.57%
2016-17 81.91%
2.94%
78.56%
2.04%
85.45%
2.04%
2017-18 81.54%
-0.37%
78.82%
-1.16%
84.29%
-1.16%
2018-19 82.76%
1.23%
81.10%
0.18%
84.46%
0.18%
2019-20 81.90%
-0.86%
81.20%
-1.94%
82.53%
-1.94%
2020-21 81.64%
-0.26%
80.55%
-0.02%
82.51%
-0.02%
2021-22 80.00%
-1.65%
79.99%
-1.52%
80.99%
-1.52%
2022-23 74.63%
-5.36%
74.91%
-5.99%
75.00%
-5.99%
2023-24 74.00%
-0.63%
74.01%
-1.00%
74.00%
-1.00%
Average 79.43% 77.40% 81.68%
Merrimack College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 13.62% where the current academic year yield is 11.00%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Merrimack College from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 16.00% 15.57% 16.43%
2014-15 15.66%
-0.34%
15.42%
-0.55%
15.88%
-0.55%
2015-16 13.53%
-2.14%
13.58%
-2.40%
13.48%
-2.40%
2016-17 14.94%
1.41%
15.38%
1.03%
14.51%
1.03%
2017-18 12.11%
-2.82%
12.79%
-3.03%
11.47%
-3.03%
2018-19 15.65%
3.54%
16.32%
3.53%
15.00%
3.53%
2019-20 14.77%
-0.88%
14.18%
0.28%
15.28%
0.28%
2020-21 12.17%
-2.60%
13.28%
-3.97%
11.31%
-3.97%
2021-22 12.00%
-0.17%
12.01%
-0.31%
10.99%
-0.31%
2022-23 12.02%
0.02%
13.05%
0.24%
11.23%
0.24%
2023-24 11.00%
-1.02%
12.00%
-2.23%
9.00%
-2.23%
Average 13.62% 13.96% 13.14%
Merrimack College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 9,511, the average number of admitted is 7,522, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,002. The number of Merrimack applicants increased by 3.93% (518 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Merrimack College from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 6,314 4,963 794
2014-15 7,044
730
5,478
64
858
64
2015-16 7,751
707
6,121
-30
828
-30
2016-17 8,214
463
6,728
177
1,005
177
2017-18 8,656
442
7,058
-150
855
-150
2018-19 8,668
12
7,174
268
1,123
268
2019-20 9,747
1,079
7,983
56
1,179
56
2020-21 10,934
1,187
8,927
-93
1,086
-93
2021-22 10,429
-505
8,343
-85
1,001
-85
2022-23 13,175
2,746
9,833
181
1,182
181
2023-24 13,693
518
10,133
-67
1,115
-67
Average 9,511 7,522 1,002
Merrimack College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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