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Merrimack College Today

  • U.S. News & World Report recognized Merrimack College among the nation’s top 186 liberal arts colleges in the 2009 America’s Best Colleges Guide. US News has consistently ranked Merrimack highly among peer institutions for more than ten years.
  • Merrimack enrolls 2,000 full-time and 300 evening students from more than 26 states and 14 countries.
  • The student / faculty ratio is 13:1.
  • Merrimack offers over 30 majors including Biotechnology/Biomedical, Digital Media Arts, Sports Medicine, Information Technology, and International Business. Pre-professional programs in pre-dental, pre-med and pre-law are available.
  • Approximately 80% of Merrimack's students live on campus.
  • Boston nightlife, cultural and sporting events, shopping and more are only 25 minutes from Merrimack's suburban campus.
  • The Francis E. Girard School of Business and International Commerce, established in 1999, is a candidate for AACSB accreditation, a prestigious recognition of quality for business schools.
  • The college offers a four-year and five-year Cooperative Education program for all majors. It is one of the best programs nationally and one of the longest-running in the Northeast.
  • Students in all divisions have the opportunity to study abroad through year-long, semester and summer programs, as well as other international experiences such as volunteering, and internships. Merrimack students can study in Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
  • Merrimack offers a master degree of education which is fully approved by the Massachusetts State Board of Educators, and leads to an M.Ed. in elementary education or as a Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8). The program offers four options for licensure as well as a fifth year program of study. 
  • 16 varsity sports for men and women are offered, which include 15 Division II sports and Division I men’s hockey.
  • The college employs 139 full-time, 105 part-time day and evening faculty.
  • Merrimack's Diversity Education Center serves as an educational and supportive environment for the campus community.
  • Merrimack received a 10-year reaccreditation in 2002 by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), a strong affirmation of the great strides the college has made in the last decade.
  • Several buildings accentuate this beautiful 220-acre New England campus, including the Sakowich Campus Center, the award-winning Rogers Center for the Arts, and two residence halls built in the last five years.
  • The School of Graduate, Continuing and Professional Education offers undergraduate degrees in business, electrical engineering, fine arts, liberal arts and human services administration. Online and hybrid courses are available for student convenience.
  • Professional Education offers high quality non-credit professional development and skill-based certificate programs including: Certified Purchasing Manager, Financial Planning, Game Design and Programming, Linux, Java and Javascript, Oracle, Project Management - and much more.