Merrimack College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Merrimack College is a private master's university in North Andover, MA (suburb setting), with 4,199 undergraduates (56% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 74% of 13,693 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $74,281 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $38,849 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 72% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, family & consumer sciences. The campus reported 1.42 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Merrimack College ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $51,786
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Merrimack College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Merrimack College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Metro Conference | 33 | 5 over | 5 | $1M | $30,770 | — | |
| Baseball | Metro Conference | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.1M | $27,261 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Metro Conference | 17 | 2 over | 6 | $2.3M | $135,845 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Metro Conference | 21 | 6 over | 6 | $2M | $93,446 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Metro Conference | 20 | 3 over | 2 | $487k | $24,366 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Metro Conference | 21 | 4 over | 2 | $552k | $26,278 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Northeast Conference | 19 | room 8 | 1 | $545k | $28,684 | — | |
| Football | Independent | 111 | 6 over | 1 | $5.3M | $47,800 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Metro Conference | 13 | 4 over | 1 | $366k | $28,134 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Metro Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $420k | $46,685 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Men's) | 31 | 5 over | 4 | $3.1M | $100,847 | 981 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Women's) | 26 | at cap | 4 | $2.3M | $89,097 | 990 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Metro Conference | 37 | room 11 | 4 | $1.2M | $31,203 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Metro Conference | 31 | room 7 | 2 | $911k | $29,400 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Metro Conference | 24 | room 44 | 1 | $317k | $13,212 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Metro Conference | 36 | 8 over | 4 | $741k | $20,585 | — | |
| Softball | Metro Conference | 25 | at cap | 2 | $864k | $34,547 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Metro Conference | 29 | room 1 | 3 | $937k | $32,302 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Metro Conference | 7 | room 3 | 1 | $307k | $43,837 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Metro Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $278k | $27,786 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Metro Conference | 51 | 6 over | 1 | $202k | $3,965 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Metro Conference | 46 | 1 over | 1 | $190k | $4,132 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Northeast Conference | 20 | 2 over | 2 | $467k | $23,351 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Metro Conference | 15 | room 3 | 1 | $413k | $27,521 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.