Undergraduate Admission

Incoming Class Profile

Learn more about 1,150 freshmen and 100 transfer students who enrolled at Merrimack in the fall of 2019.

Geographic breakdown:

Massachusetts: 69%
New England: 20%
Other states: 10% 
International: 1%

84% of first-year students live on campus

18% students of color

Academic Profile
GPA on a weighted 4.0 scale

3.5 and Above	32%
3.0-3.4	35%
2.5-2.9	26%
Below 2.5	7%

Average GPA 3.2

Average SAT Score 1110

Average ACT score: 23

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