Student Population at Merrimack

Total Enrollment

5,505

Undergraduate

4,229

Graduate

1,276

Online Enrollment

812

Men Students

2,344

Women Students

3,161

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,505 students have enrolled at Merrimack College - 4,229 undergraduate and 1,276 graduate.

By gender, 2,344 male and 3,161 female students are attending Merrimack College. By attendance status, there are 4,873 full-time students and 632 part-time students.

The number of students at Merrimack College is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bay Path University and Bentley University, its population is average (average population is 4,980).

Merrimack College offers online degree/certificate programs and 812 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Merrimack College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,344 male and 3,161 female students attending Merrimack. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Merrimack.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Merrimack
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,229	3,985	244
Men	1,931	1,842	89
Women	2,298	2,143	155

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Merrimack
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,276	888	388
Men	413	306	107
Women	863	582	281

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,142 White students (75.24%) and 482 Hispanic students (8.76%) at Merrimack College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Merrimack College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Merrimack College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	3	2
Asian	63	30	33
Black or African American	161	117	44
Hispanic	362	142	220
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	3,191	1,433	1,758
Two or More Races	100	45	55
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	264	119	145
Total	4,229	1,931	2,298

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Merrimack College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	33	10	23
Black or African American	69	40	29
Hispanic	120	37	83
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	951	275	676
Two or More Races	33	12	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	36	16	20
Total	1,276	413	863

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,679 students whose age under twenty five and 516 students whose age is over thirty years old at Merrimack College.

Especially, 161 students are younger than eighteen and 15 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Merrimack College.

Population by Student Age at Merrimack College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,229	1,931	2,298
Under 18	161	55	106
18-19	1,902	859	1,043
20-21	1,773	798	975
22-24	277	183	94
25-29	39	22	17
30-34	17	5	12
35-39	14	1	13
40-49	23	2	21
50-64	14	4	10
65 and over	4	1	3
unknown	5	1	4
Total	4,229	1,931	2,298

Population by Student Age at Merrimack College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,276	413	863
20-21	27	7	20
22-24	539	184	355
25-29	265	87	178
30-34	125	42	83
35-39	94	34	60
40-49	129	36	93
50-64	85	18	67
65 and over	11	4	7
unknown	1	1	0
Total	1,276	413	863

Online Student Population

At Merrimack College, 1,237 students (22.47% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 812 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 625 students live in Massachusetts where Merrimack College is located in and 186 students have enrolled from other states.