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MERRIMACK COLLEGE

Merrimack College
315 Turnpike Street
North Andover, MA 01845

Official telephone: (978) 837-5000
Fax number: (978) 837-5222

Website: www.merrimack.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007

The admissions information below is valid for the 2006-07 academic year.

Merrimack College
ADMISSIONS OFFICE
Admissions officer: Jorge Hernandez,
Director of Freshman Admission
Contacting the office: 978 837-5100
978 837-5133 (fax)
admission@merrimack.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS
Is there an application deadline for fall? yes
Final filing date for fall: February 1
Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: yes
Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall: 2%
Application fee: $60
Can the application fee be waived? yes
Are refunds available on the application fee? no
Is the Common Application form accepted? yes
Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: yes
Admissions requirements:
Minimum combined SAT I score of 1000, rank in top two-fifths of secondary school class, and minimum 3.0 GPA recommended.
High school graduation is: required, GED is accepted
A general college preparatory program is: required
Campus visit is: recommended
Interview is: recommended
Off-campus interview: can be arranged with admissions representative, can be arranged with alumni representative
Visit for interview by: March
Standardized test requirements: SAT I or ACT considered if submitted, SAT II not used
School's test preference: SAT I
Dates test scores should be received: February 1 for SAT I/ACT
High school units required or recommended:
English: 4 required, 4 recommended
Foreign language: 2 required, 3 recommended
History: 1 required, 2 recommended
Lab: 3 required, 4 recommended
Math: 3 required, 4 recommended
Science: 3 required, 4 recommended
Social studies: 2 required, 3 recommended
Academic electives: 3 required, 3 recommended
Total: 17 required, 26 recommended
Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: conditional admission, Accept the Challenge
School has formalized early decision program: no
School has early action program: yes
School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: yes

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS
Academic criteria:
  • secondary school report very important
  • class rank important
  • recommendations important
  • standardized test scores considered
  • essay important
Nonacademic criteria:
  • interview considered
  • extracurricular activities considered
  • particular talent/ability considered
  • character/personal qualities important
  • alumni/ae relationship considered
  • geographical residence not considered
  • state residency not considered
  • religious affiliation/commitment not considered
  • minority affiliation not considered
  • volunteer work considered
  • work experience considered
Admissions is need blind: yes
Average secondary school GPA: 3.3
Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: 100%
Percent of student body in each high school class rank: Top tenth: 20%
Top quarter: 44%
Top half: 87%
Bottom half: 13%
Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: 66%
Average SAT I: 520 verbal, 550 math, 1100 combined
Combined SAT I middle 50% range: 1010 - 1170
Average ACT: 23 composite
Combined ACT middle 50% range: 19 - 26
Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: 95%
Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: 5%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM
Notification of admission: by April 1

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT
Number of completed applications received: 3,424
Number of applicants offered admission: 2,452 (72%)
Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: 538 (22%)
School has a waiting list policy: yes
Number of students put on waiting list: 130
Number accepting place on waiting list: 57 (44%)
Number of those on waiting list who were enrolled: 44 (77%)
Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: 67%
Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: 30%
Tuition deposit amount: $750, refundable May 1
Admission may be deferred: yes, up to 12 months



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