Merrimack College Student Population and Demographics

Merrimack Student Population

There are 5,862 students including 4,102 undergraduate and 1,760 graduate students at Merrimack College for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 5,126 full-time and 736 part-time students with gender distribution of 2,508 male and 3,354 female students.

Merrimack College is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,344 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Merrimack College has a total enrollment of 5,862 with a gender distribution of 42.78% male (2,508 students) and 57.22% female (3,354 students). There are 1,900 male and 2,202 female students in undergraduate school and 608 male and 1,152 female students are attending graduate school at Merrimack College.

Student Population By Gender
Merrimack College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,862	2,508	3,354
Undergraduate	4,102	1,900	2,202
Graduate	1,760	608	1,152
Full-time	5,126	2,233	2,893
Part-time	736	275	461

[Chart] Merrimack College 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Merrimack College has 5,126 full-time and 736 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 3,816 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 286 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 1,310 students are full-time and 450 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Merrimack College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,862	5,126	736
Undergraduate	4,102	3,816	286
Graduate	1,760	1,310	450
Men	2,508	2,233	275
Women	3,354	2,893	461

[Chart] Merrimack College Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Merrimack College, 1,344 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 779 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 5,862 students.

In undergraduate schools, 683 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,440 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Merrimack College
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,862	4,102	1,760
Online Exclusively	1,344	140	1,204
In Some Online Classes	779	543	236
Not In Online Classes	3,739	3,419	320

[Chart] Merrimack College Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Merrimack College. There are 10 American Indian/Native American, 4,175 White, 279 Black/African American, 145 Asian, 633 Hispanic, 2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 236 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Merrimack College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,862	2,508	3,354
American Indian/Native American	10	5	5
Asian	145	54	91
Black/African American	279	189	90
Hispanic	633	246	387
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	4,175	1,710	2,465
Two More	155	66	89
Race Un-Known	344	170	174

[Chart] Merrimack CollegeRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

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

Age Distribution
Merrimack College
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,862	4,102	1,760
Under 18	182	182	0
Age 18-19	1,775	1,775	0
Age 20-21	1,751	1,725	26
Age 22-24	908	272	636
Age 25-29	455	43	412
Age 30-34	227	24	203
Age 35-39	159	22	137
Age 40-49	260	33	227
Age 50-64	123	17	106
Over 64	19	7	12
Age Un-Known	3	2	1

[Chart] Merrimack College 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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