Pace University vs Merrimack

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	Merrimack College	Pace University
Overview
Location	North Andover, Massachusetts	New York, New York
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	75.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation	Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	80.3%	87.6%
Application fees		Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $70
SAT range	N/A	1120 - 1310
ACT range	N/A	23 - 28
Students submitting SAT score		20.0%
Students submitting ACT score		5.0%
Total number of applicants	10,429	24,795
Total number of admissions given out	8,375	21,726
Admitted students who chose to enroll	967	2,203
Yield rate	11.5%	10.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$64,774	$73,810
Average net price	$35,500	$30,632
Tuition	$43,842	$46,978
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $9,493 Meal plan: $7,323	$19,682
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $25,528	98.0% Average amount $32,068
Students receiving federal student loan	64.0% Average amount $5,356	55.0% Average amount $5,670
Students taking out private loans	16.0% Average amount $22,739	8.0% Average amount $23,331

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,120 Men 46.6% Women 53.4%	8,260 Men 34.3% Women 65.7%
Graduate students	1,332 Men 27.3% Women 72.7%	5,219 Men 34.9% Women 65.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	1.9%	12.4%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	2,713	3,558
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Health Professions Engineering Computer and Information Science	Health Professions Business Computer and Information Science Communication and Journalism Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	69.0%	59.1%
Dropout rate	0.1%	13.5%
Transferred out	30.5%	26.8%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,692 Year 2: $44,327 Year 3: $57,831 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,877 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $48,983 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,240 Year 2: $43,160 Year 3: $48,263 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,959 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $47,824 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,026 Year 2: $28,816 Year 3: $44,114 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $70,044 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: N/A Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,117 Year 2: $62,508 Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,444 Year 2: $36,312 Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,991 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $124,271 Year 3: $152,201 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $117,088 Year 2: $113,139 Year 3: $118,654 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $118,294 Year 2: $107,614 Year 3: $117,301 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,760 Year 2: $88,639 Year 3: $99,483 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $93,622 Year 2: $90,727 Year 3: $95,275 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,358 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $87,407 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $74,698 Year 2: $77,536 Year 3: $86,310 Computer Software and Media Applications (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,512 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $86,085 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,963 Year 2: $72,828 Year 3: $82,231 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,452 Year 2: $67,593 Year 3: $79,100

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