Cost of Attendance
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Undergraduate Costs
The total estimated cost for undergraduate studies is comprised of two areas:
- Direct costs: costs that are billed to you (tuition, comprehensive fee, and housing/food)
- Indirect costs: estimated unbilled expenses (books/supplies, transportation and personal expenses)
For additional information regarding costs, please go to Tuition and Expenses.
Direct Costs | Estimated Annual Tuition & Fees:
Tiered-Pricing
| Tuition | $17,000 |
| Fees* | + $4,772 |
| Your Real Tuition Price | $21,772 |
| Merrimack Merit & Need Scholarship Range | + $1,000 – $6,000 |
| Net Cost Before Additional Aid | $15,772 – $20,772 |
| Anticipated Additional Costs | + Housing Costs & Food Costs |
*Our comprehensive fee covers a wide range of services that support your academic and campus life experience. This includes access to the library, fitness center, Wi-Fi, academic support, career services, student activities, free and discounted event tickets, health and counseling services and more.
Tuition | $51,080 |
Fees* | + $4,772 |
Guaranteed Academic Scholarship | – $20,000 |
Your Real Tuition Price | $35,852 |
Merrimack Merit & Need Scholarship Range | – $5,000 – $20,000 |
Net Cost Before Additional Aid | $15,852 – $30,852 |
Anticipated Additional Costs |
*Our comprehensive fee covers a wide range of services that support your academic and campus life experience. This includes access to the library, fitness center, Wi-Fi, academic support, career services, student activities, free and discounted event tickets, health and counseling services and more.
Tuition | $51,080 |
Fees* | + $4,772 |
Guaranteed Academic Scholarship | – $20,000 |
Your Real Tuition Price | $35,852 |
Merrimack Merit & Need Scholarship Range | – $5,000 – $20,000 |
Net Cost Before Additional Aid | $15,852 – $30,852 |
Anticipated Additional Costs |
*Our comprehensive fee covers a wide range of services that support your academic and campus life experience. This includes access to the library, fitness center, Wi-Fi, academic support, career services, student activities, free and discounted event tickets, health and counseling services and more.
| Tuition | $33,500 |
| Fees* | + $4,772 |
| Your Real Tuition Price | $38,272 |
| Merrimack Merit & Need Scholarship Range | – $5,000 – $20,000 |
| Net Cost Before Additional Aid | $18,272 – $33,272 |
| Anticipated Additional Costs | + Housing Costs & Food Costs |
*Our comprehensive fee covers a wide range of services that support your academic and campus life experience. This includes access to the library, fitness center, Wi-Fi, academic support, career services, student activities, free and discounted event tickets, health and counseling services and more.
| Tuition | $51,080 |
| Fees* | + $4,772 |
| Your Real Tuition Price | $55,852 |
| Merrimack Merit & Need Scholarship Range | – $5,000 – $35,000 |
| Net Cost Before Additional Aid | $20,852 – $50,852 |
| Anticipated Additional Costs | + Housing Costs & Food Costs |
*Our comprehensive fee covers a wide range of services that support your academic and campus life experience. This includes access to the library, fitness center, Wi-Fi, academic support, career services, student activities, free and discounted event tickets, health and counseling services and more.
Additional Direct Costs
Housing Costs |
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| Room Type | Semester Rate |
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| Single | $8,125 |
| Double | $6,662 |
| Triple | $6,262 |
| Quad | $6,262 |
| Monican Centre and Ash Centre Suite | $7,262 |
| O’Brien Hall and North & South Residential Village suites | $7,637 |
| Apartments (Royal Crest and St. Thomas & St. Ann) | $8,125 |
| Housing Grant | – $2,500 - $4,000 |
Food Costs |
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| Plan | Semester Rate |
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| Residential Meal Plan | |
| 19 meals per week – all access | $4,305 |
| 14 meals per week | $4,200 |
| 7 meals per week with HelloFresh subscription | $3,780 |
| Off-Campus Meal Plan* | |
| 2 meals per week | $705 |
| 3 meals per week | $1,060 |
| 5 meals per week | $1,715 |
*Off-campus students can also choose a residential meal plan and add HelloFresh subscriptions.
Indirect Costs: Estimated Unbilled Expenses |
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| Component | Estimated Annual Rate |
|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
| Transportation | $1,200 |
| Personal Expenses | $1,000 |
Undergraduate Costs
The total estimated cost for undergraduate studies is comprised of two areas:
- Direct costs: costs that are billed to you (tuition, comprehensive fee, and housing/food)
- Indirect costs: estimated unbilled expenses (books/supplies, transportation and personal expenses)
For additional information regarding costs, please go to Tuition and Expenses.
2025-2026 Estimated Cost of Attendance
Resident (on Campus) | Commuter (with Parents) | Commuter (Apartment) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuition (excluding Architectural Studies, Architecture, Creative Arts and Design, Government, and Humanities) | $51,080 | $51,080 | $51,080 |
Tuition (*B.A. in Creative Arts and Design, B.A. in Government, and B.A. in Humanities only) | $17,000 | $17,000 | $17,000 |
Tuition (*B.A. in Architectural Studies and B.S. in Architecture only) | $33,500 | $33,500 | $33,500 |
Comprehensive Fee | $4,772 | $4,772 | $4,772 |
Housing & Food | $23,884 | N/A | N/A |
Commuter Anticipated Housing & Food | N/A | $3,200 (indirect) | $17,200 (indirect) |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Transportation | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
Personal Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Loan Origination Fee | $70 | $70 | $70 |
Total Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (excluding Architectural Studies, Architecture, Creative Arts and Design, Government, and Humanities) | $83,006 | $62,322 | $76,322 |
Total Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (Creative Arts and Design, Government, and Humanities only) | $48,926 | $28,242 | $42,242 |
Total Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (Architectural Studies and Architecture only) | $65,426 | $44,742 | $58,742 |
Graduate & Professional and Continuing Studies Costs
2024-2025 Estimated Cost of Attendance
| Resident or Off-Campus Housing | Commuter (with Parents) | |
| Tuition (excluding B.A. Humanities) | $49,352 | $49,352 |
| Tuition (*B.A. Humanities only) | $17,000 | $17,000 |
| Comprehensive Fee | $4,610 | $4,610 |
| Housing & Food | $23,475 | NA |
| Commuter Anticipated Housing & Food | NA | $1,500 (indirect) |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Transportation | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Personal Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Loan Origination Fee | $70 | $70 |
| Total Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (excluding B.A. Humanities) | $80,707 | $58,732 |
| Total Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (*B.A. Humanities only) | $48,355 | $26,380 |
* Beginning with Spring 2025 New Enrollments
