Merrimack College is a selective, independent, four-year Catholic college, offering liberal arts, business, science and engineering programs within a residential setting. Merrimack's distinguished faculty members teach a talented student body in a learning environment vigorously committed to the transforming values and benefits of the liberal arts. In the Augustinian tradition, the Merrimack community focuses on scholarship and service to others, and provides students a variety of opportunities to develop intellectually, spiritually, socially and ethically.

For the fifth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report named Merrimack College a top ten regional school in its 2006 rankings of colleges nationwide. Ranked seventh as a Best Comprehensive College - Bachelor's - in the north, Merrimack has been a top tier regional school for nine consecutive years in its America's Best Colleges issue.