How many students at Merrimack? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,505 students have enrolled in Merrimack College with 4,229 undergraduate and 1,276 graduate students.
By gender, 2,344 male and 3,161 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,139 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
812 students are enrolled exclusively, and 425 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Merrimack College has a total of 5,505 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,229 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,276 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,344 male and 3,161 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 5,505 | 4,229 | 1,276 |
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| Men | 2,344 | 1,931 | 413 |
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| Women | 3,161 | 2,298 | 863 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,142 White, 230 Black, and 96 Asian students out of a total of 5,505 are attending at Merrimack College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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| Asian | 96 | 40 | 56 |
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| Black | 230 | 157 | 73 |
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| Hispanic | 482 | 179 | 303 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 4,142 | 1,708 | 2,434 |
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| Two or more races | 133 | 57 | 76 |
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| Race Unknown | 300 | 135 | 165 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| Asian | 63 | 30 | 33 |
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| Black | 161 | 117 | 44 |
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| Hispanic | 362 | 142 | 220 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 3,191 | 1,433 | 1,758 |
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| Two or more races | 100 | 45 | 55 |
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| Race Unknown | 264 | 119 | 145 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Asian | 33 | 10 | 23 |
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| Black | 69 | 40 | 29 |
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| Hispanic | 120 | 37 | 83 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 951 | 275 | 676 |
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| Two or more races | 33 | 12 | 21 |
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| Race Unknown | 36 | 16 | 20 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Merrimack has 161 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 4,679 students under 25 years old, and 820 students over 25 years old out of 5,505 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 161 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Merrimack has 4,113 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 111 students aged 25 and over.
It has 566 graduate students aged under 25 and 709 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 161 | 106 | 55 |
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| 18-19 | 1,902 | 1,043 | 859 |
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| 20-21 | 1,800 | 995 | 805 |
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| 22-24 | 816 | 449 | 367 |
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| 25-29 | 304 | 195 | 109 |
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| 30-34 | 142 | 95 | 47 |
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| 35-39 | 108 | 73 | 35 |
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| 40-49 | 152 | 114 | 38 |
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| 50-64 | 99 | 77 | 22 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 161 | 106 | 55 |
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| 18-19 | 1,902 | 1,043 | 859 |
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| 20-21 | 1,773 | 975 | 798 |
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| 22-24 | 277 | 94 | 183 |
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| 25-29 | 39 | 17 | 22 |
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| 30-34 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
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| 35-39 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
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| 40-49 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
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| 50-64 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 539 | 355 | 184 |
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| 25-29 | 265 | 178 | 87 |
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| 30-34 | 125 | 83 | 42 |
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| 35-39 | 94 | 60 | 34 |
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| 40-49 | 129 | 93 | 36 |
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| 50-64 | 85 | 67 | 18 |
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| Over 65 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Merrimack College, 812 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 425 students are enrolled in some online courses.
625 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 187 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 5,505 | 812 | 425 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,229 | 98 | 241 |
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| Graduate | 1,276 | 714 | 184 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 625 | 187 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 77 | 21 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 548 | 166 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,229 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 109 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.58%.108 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,877 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 108 |
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| Regular Part-time | 243 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 1 |
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