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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,912
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 95%
Average Aid Amount $25,169
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 941
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 98%

Financial Aid Information at Merrimack

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,912 students (95% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $25,169. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 941 students (98% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Merrimack College is $51,786, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,912 students (95% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $25,169. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Merrimack College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Merrimack College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid3,91295%$25,169
Pell Grants66416%$4,802
Federal Student Loans2,57362%$6,561

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 941 beginning students (98% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 940 students (97% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Merrimack College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Merrimack College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid94198%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources94097%$27,729
Federal Grants17218%$5,426
Pell Grants17218%$4,888
Other Federal Grants273%$3,426
State/Local Grants14115%$2,292
Institutional Grants94097%$26,393
Student Loans61764%$12,924
Federal Student Loans59562%$5,354
Other Student Loans20221%$23,706