The student population at Merrimack College is 5,505 (4,229 undergraduate and 1,276 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,438 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Merrimack is 76.82% which is increased by 1,471 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 967 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

812 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 10,050.00% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,443 where 5,505 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

76.82% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.18% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,471 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 967 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Merrimack than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Merrimack College since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,0672,7581,3971,36130981228
2014-153,337
270
3,033
275
1,497
100
1,536
175
304
-5
96
15
208
-20
2015-163,620
283
3,167
134
1,534
37
1,633
97
453
149
176
80
277
69
2016-174,014
394
3,433
266
1,660
126
1,773
140
581
128
204
28
377
100
2017-184,191
177
3,535
102
1,723
63
1,812
39
656
75
220
16
436
59
2018-194,643
452
3,853
318
1,916
193
1,937
125
790
134
224
4
566
130
2019-205,186
543
4,230
377
1,985
69
2,245
308
956
166
286
62
670
104
2020-215,418
232
4,202
-28
1,935
-50
2,267
22
1,216
260
342
56
874
204
2021-225,452
34
4,120
-82
1,918
-17
2,202
-65
1,332
116
364
22
968
94
2022-235,505
53
4,229
109
1,931
13
2,298
96
1,276
-56
413
49
863
-105
Average4,4433,6561,7501,906787241547
Merrimack College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,656 where 4,229 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Merrimack College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,7582,6041,3061,2981549163
2014-153,0332,8531,3981,4551809981
2015-163,1673,0271,4531,5741408159
2016-173,4333,2951,5951,7001386573
2017-183,5353,3231,6111,712212112100
2018-193,8533,5721,7791,793281137144
2019-204,2303,8851,8542,031345131214
2020-214,2023,9321,8512,08127084186
2021-224,1203,9241,8522,07219666130
2022-234,2293,9851,8422,14324489155
Average3,6563,6561,6541,7863,65696121
Merrimack College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 787 where 1,276 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Merrimack College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143091865812812323100
2014-1530421068142942866
2015-164533391352041144173
2016-1758142215227015952107
2017-1865646216329919457137
2018-19790394121273396103293
2019-2095656119936239587308
2020-211,216726233493490109381
2021-221,332724245479608119489
2022-231,276888306582388107281
Average78778716832378773224
Merrimack College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.24%. The percentage was 62.21% 10 years ago and Merrimack still has a high percentage of white students. 1.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.18% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Merrimack College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-144538217411,90839
2014-153459917702,13747
2015-1634010117612,42450
2016-1725612024622,92661
2017-1825813529923,09451
2018-1907914432433,40570
2019-20210718236003,77594
2020-21311920539714,138105
2021-22612022044624,176125
2022-2369623048214,142133
Average37715230813,21378
Merrimack College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

812 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 10,050.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Merrimack College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,3378753,254
2015-163,620141073,499
2016-174,014681053,841
2017-184,191174813,936
2018-194,643265874,291
2019-205,1863911374,658
2020-215,4185453,6931,180
2021-225,4528789233,651
2022-235,5058124254,268
Average4,5963516263,620

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