Merrimack College Admissions: Acceptance Rate, Requirements, Deadlines, Application Process

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Admissions to Merrimack College are invited thrice a year- Fall, Spring and Summer sessions. Applications for the same are accepted twice for Summer in case of graduate programs and once in Fall and Spring, respectively, for undergraduate programs. More than 4000 students were enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate program of Merrimack College for the academic year. The college offers over 100 courses in graduate and undergraduate levels to both domestic and international students including medical courses, physiology, arts, psychology, and many more.

Merrimack College has an acceptance rate of 82% and an early acceptance rate of 89.3% which makes it moderately competitive. Any candidate with a minimum TOEFL iBT score 79 and GPA of 3 is encouraged to apply for the institute, However, the average GPA of applicants enrolled in year is 3.3 on a scale of 4.0. Merrimack College has been test optional for almost 10 years and will continue to not mandate ACT/SAT test scores.

Highlights

Application	Common Application or Merrimack College Undergraduate /Graduate Application
Acceptance Rate	82% overall acceptance ratio & 89% early acceptance ratio
Mode of Payment	Online Transfer through Mastercard/ International Money Order
Intake Season	Fall & Summer
Financial aid	Scholarships available
International Admission Helpdesk	978-837-5225 iss@merrimack.edu

Admission Deadlines

The admissions to the courses are still going on and all the classes will be conducted online due to COVID -19 pandemic.

Deadline	Date
Rolling	September 1
Early Decision	November 1
Early Action 1	November 15
Early Action 2	January 15
Spring Semester	January 6

Merrimack College International Student Admissions

The basic procedure of admission into Merrimack College is mostly similar for international students as well as regular students. However, there are some essential criteria that are compulsory to be followed by international students to get recognized by the university in order to pursue their higher education in the US.

Application Portal: University Portal or Common app
Application Fee: N/A
Basic Academic Requirements:

Personal Statement for Verification.
Official secondary school/college transcripts in English and if in other languages translated to English.
Letter of Recomendations
Resume/ CV
Standardized test scores (Optional)
English Proficiency Score
Well written essays on the topics specified by the college.
Certification of finances/ bank statements of your parents.
Apart from these documents, personal interviews of the students are also conducted on the basis of different courses.

English Proficiency Test Score for International Students

English proficiency is a must for international students. All the applicants have to submit their TOEFL and IELTS scores as proof for English proficiency. The minimum score requirement is as mentioned below:

Test	Minimum Score for UG	Minimum Score for PG
TOEFL iBT	79	84
TOEFL PBT	500	-
IELTS	6.5	6.5
PTE	53	56

Visa Process for International Students

After getting admitted into the college, applicants will need to obtain a visa to study in the US. Students need to enroll in the program being offered by the college. Once the admission procedure is over I-20 form will be mailed to the students for applying for the visa. The most important thing to be done by the candidates is to describe their financial status by filling the form downloadable through the website itself and presenting their bank statements along with the form. The following documents must be provided in order to receive the Form I-20:

Sponsor letter
Copy of Passport
Bank Statement
I-20 Form and SEVIS Fee
Proof of Financial Support
Health Insurance
Schedule and attend the visa interview

Merrimack College Undergraduate Admissions

Merrimack College offers over 100 undergraduate courses to all candidates in different streams. The general criteria for the application process for different programs are mentioned below along with the documents to be presented at the time of admission -

Secondary school transcript
Proof of English Proficiency
A letter of recommendation directly from the teachers or academic counselors of your school.
Financial form and bank statement revealing financial transactions of at least six months.
Well structured CV along with all the scholastic and co-scholastic accomplishments till your school days (optional)
SAT/ACT score (Average 1110 for SAT & 23 for ACT)

Merrimack College Graduate Admissions

Merrimack College offers 20 In Campus Graduate Programs and 13 Online Graduate Programs together with many professional and online courses to all international candidates. Applicants can apply to the courses through university’s online portal without any application fee. However applicants are required to submit the following documents for taking admissions in various graduate courses offered by Merrimack:

3-year Undergraduate Degree or an equivalent degree recognized by the central authority of your nation.
minimum overall GPA of 3.0
Well prepared Official School and College Transcripts in the English language.
Personal Statement of Verification.
Letter of Recommendations
Properly typed and accurately phrased essays.
A Resume with strong upholds describing your overall performance and achievements.
An interview with departmental faculty(If required)

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It was close to home, offered greek life and on-campus housing. They were able to accept my transfer credits and I had friends who also attended the college. I liked the idea of a smaller campus with catholic roots.