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Merrimack College Then and Now: A celebration
MERRIMACK COLLEGE: THEN AND NOW
1947 BECAUSE WE BELIEVED, because of our community, Merrimack is stronger.
While much has changed in our 75-
year history, the one constant that remains the same is our commitment to our Augustinian values and dedication to serving others. We have much to celebrate from the past 75 years. Just imagine what will happen in the next 75 years.
1951: THE COLLEGE BEGINS OFFERING ENGINEERING DEGREES
ACADEMICS
INTERNSHIPS
1971: THE COLLEGE ESTABLISHES A COOPERATIVE WORK/STUDY PROGRAM
1950: MERRIMACK IS VICTORIOUS IN THE 1ST MEN’S VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME AGAINST LOWELL TECH JUNIOR, 34-31
1951: AT ITS FIRST GRADUATION CEREMONY, THE COLLEGE AWARDS
112 BACHELOR’S DEGREES
THE COLLEGE’S BUILDING FUND CAMPAIGN EXCEEDS ITS
$1M GOAL
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS GRANTS THE CHARTER TO WHAT IS THEN CALLED “THE AUGUSTINIAN COLLEGE OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY” RANKING
165 STUDENTS STUDENTS 5,400 TOTAL STUDENTS 4,000 UNDERGRADUATE AND 1,400 GRADUATE $63M IS RAISED DURING THE TOGETHER FOR GOOD CAMPAIGN — EXCEEDING THE $50M GOAL
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FACULTY MEMBERS FACULTY 218 FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS
ACADEMICS THE COLLEGE OFFERS 100+ UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (INCLUDING NEW 3-YEAR BACHELOR’S DEGREES) AND OVER 40 MASTER’S DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES 2022: ALL MERRIMACK STUDENTS ARE GUARANTEED AN INTERNSHIP, AND OVER 40,000 INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS ARE POSTED IN HANDSHAKE 2022
ATHLETICS MERRIMACK IS A D1 SCHOOL WITH 27 VARSITY SPORTS
GRADUATES AT ITS 72ND COMMENCEMENT, THE COLLEGE AWARDS 764 BACHELOR’S DEGREES AND 406 MASTER’S DEGREES
FUNDRAISING
MERRIMACK IS RANKED A TOP 40 BEST COLLEGES AND REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES NORTH BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
