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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Merrimack has 5 pts more first-gen students than Bryant (21% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Merrimack has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Bryant (16% vs. 13%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Bryant is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.43)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Bryant3.2K
Merrimack3.9K
Pell Grant share
Bryant13%
Merrimack16%
First-gen share
Bryant16%
Merrimack21%
Diversity index
Bryant0.46
Merrimack0.43

Who they are

Men
Bryant65%
Merrimack46%
Part-time students
Bryant1%
Merrimack3%
Students 25 and older
Bryant0%
Merrimack2%

Race & ethnicity

Bryant
Merrimack
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Bryant12%
Merrimack68%
First-years from other states
Bryant81%
Merrimack30%
First-years from abroad
Bryant7%
Merrimack2%
New transfer students this fall
Bryant102
Merrimack108
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Bryant10%
Merrimack10%

Campus

Bryant
Large suburbNCAA D-I FCS · America EastROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Merrimack
Large suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why