Does Merrimack College have a tennis program?

Yes. Merrimack College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10]) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Merrimack College?

Merrimack College is in North Andover, MA, in the New England region of the United States.

How much does Merrimack College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $70,038 a year, and an average net price of $37,927 after grants and scholarships.

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA · private, nonprofit · 3,916 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Merrimack College field?

Merrimack College, in North Andover, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10].

The women's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Merrimack College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division I median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the national median. Merrimack College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 56%.

Merrimack College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. Merrimack College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 150%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Merrimack College fund its athletes?

Merrimack College reported 696 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 363 men and 333 women, close to an even split.

Athletically related student aid came to $17,192,504, about $26,714 per male athlete and $22,509 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $190,215 for men's sports and $78,197 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $524 and $235 per athlete.

What is Merrimack College like academically?

Merrimack College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 70% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $70,038 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $37,927 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.

70% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $75,584, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Merrimack College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (13%) and Family & Consumer Sciences (9%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (114 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (78 degrees)
Marketing (77 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (74 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (67 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (66 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (64 degrees)
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (61 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (56 degrees)
Psychology, General (47 degrees)

What is North Andover, MA like to live in?

Merrimack College sits in North Andover, a suburb of a large city in Essex County, Massachusetts.

The median household in Essex County earns about $99,431, which is about the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but far above the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $584,000, 11% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,673 a month.

Commutes average about 29 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 21% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.

Frequently asked questions

Does Merrimack College have a tennis program?: Yes. Merrimack College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10]) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Merrimack College?: Merrimack College is in North Andover, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Merrimack College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $70,038 a year, and an average net price of $37,927 after grants and scholarships.