Quad

Head-to-head

Bryant
Merrimack

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bryant graduates 15 pts more of its students than Merrimack (84% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Bryant grads earn $14.4K more ten years out than Merrimack's ($90,008 vs. $75,584)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

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

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Bryant's yield is 4 pts higher than Merrimack's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Merrimack's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Bryant

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

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

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Bryant admits 61%, Merrimack 70%; Bryant's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Bryant61%
Merrimack70%
Quad's selectivity
  • BryantSelective
  • MerrimackAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Bryant
1190–1330
MerrimackTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BryantGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • MerrimackGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Merrimack is a bit larger than Bryant (3,916 vs. 3,194 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bryant3.2K
Merrimack3.9K
Pell Grant share
Bryant13%
Merrimack16%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at Bryant, and Business Administration and Management at Merrimack; both have 13 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Bryant13 to 1
Merrimack13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BryantFinance, General27%
  • MerrimackBusiness Administration and Management, General10%

What each costs

Bryant and Merrimack cost about the same a year on average; Merrimack's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bryant$43.4K
Merrimack$42.8K
Aid generosity
Bryant39%
Merrimack42%

What each pays off

Bryant's former students earn more, a median $90K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bryant$90K
Merrimack$75.6K
Graduation rate
Bryant84%
Merrimack69%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BryantGrowing+58%
  • MerrimackGrowing+100%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:Bryant University (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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