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Acceptance Rate 70.02%
Yield 9.86%
Applicants 14,070
Admitted 9,852
Enrolled 971

Merrimack Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 70.02% at Merrimack College. Total 14,070 students applied and 9,852 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.merrimack.edu/admission/
Acceptance Rate70.02%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 70.02%. A total of 14,070 students (6,033 men and 8,037 women) have applied to and 9,852 (4,142 men and 5,710 women) students admitted to Merrimack College.
Among them, 421 male and 550 female students have enrolled into Merrimack and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.86%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Merrimack
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants14,0706,0338,03700
Admitted9,8524,1425,71000
Enrolled97142155000
Acceptance Rate 70.02% 68.66% 71.05% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.86% 10.16% 9.63% - -
[Chart] Merrimack College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Merrimack College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Merrimack
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Merrimack

The calendar system at Merrimack College is Semester. Merrimack College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Merrimack College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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