Class of Merrimack Graduates >> At A Glance 2014 Founded in 1947 by the Order of St. Augustine, Merrimack College is a selective, independent college, comprising schools of liberal arts, science and engineering, business, and education, whose mission is to enlighten minds, engage hearts and empower lives. Its 2,900 undergraduates and graduate students come from 32 states and 29 countries to form an engaged community of thinkers, learners and achievers integrated in an academic culture of excellence, diversity and stature.

97%of the Class of 2014 were employed, in graduate/professional school, or completing a year of service within nine months of graduation. All data is self-reported by the Merrimack College Class of 2014 and based on the O’Brien Center for Student Success’ First Destination survey administered 9 months post-graduation with a knowledge rate of 86%.

First Destination by School Girard School of Business School of Science and School of Liberal Arts School of Education and Engineering Social Policy 98% 96% 96% 97% Employed, attending Employed, attending Employed, attending Employed, attending graduate/professional school, graduate/professional school, graduate/professional school, graduate/professional school, or completing a year of or completing a year of or completing a year of or completing a year of service service service service 2% - Seeking Employment 4% - Seeking Employment 4% - Seeking Employment 3% - Seeking Employment 2014 Highlights Organizations Hiring Median Salary Merrimack Graduates $42,500 • BAE Systems • L-3 Communications Girard School of Business • Bank of New York Mellon • Lahey Hospital • Herald • Liberty Mutual $42,500 • Bright Horizons • General School of Science and Engineering • CDM Smith, Inc. Hospital $47,500 • Charles River • McGraw Hill Financial Laboratories, Inc. • Next Step Living School of Liberal Arts • Citizens Bank • NxStage Medical, Inc. $37,500 • Eaton Vance • Putnam Investments Investment Managers • Quest Diagnostics School of Education and Social Policy • Eliassen Group • Raytheon $37,500 • EMC Corporation • Ropes & Gray LLP • Enterprise Rent-a-Car • Schneider Electric • Essex County District • Shire Pharmaceuticals Number of Connections in Advantage: Over 4,500 Attorney’s Office • State Street Corporation Number of Internships and Jobs Posted: Over 2,000 • Fay, Spofford & • Teradyne, Inc. Number of Alumni Connections via LinkedIn: Over 5,000 Thorndike • Thermo Fisher • Fidelity Investments Scienticfic, Inc. Merrimack College’s O’Brien Center for Student Success • Gilbane Building • Turner Construction was awarded Exemplary Career Center of the Year, 2015 Company • Wayfair, Inc. by the National Career Development Association. • Kaspersky Lab • W.B. Mason Company • Kelmar Associates LLC • Wells Fargo Internship/Cooperative Education At-A-Glance

64% reported completing at least one internship/cooperative education experience. 58% - Girard School of Business 59% - School of Science and Engineering 63% - School of Liberal Arts 82% - School of Education and Social Policy

Organizations Where Merrimack Graduates Completed Internships • American Cancer Society • Fidelity Investments • Little Sprouts • Project Bread • Andover Police • Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. • Lowell General Hospital • Putnam Investments Department • General Dynamics • Massachusetts State • Raytheon • Blue Cross Blue Shield • Gilbane Buidling House • Schneider Electric • Company • Massachusetts State • State Street Corporation • Brigham and Women’s • Grainger Industrial Police • SunGard Financial Hospital • Johnson & Johnson • Massachusetts Systems • CDM Smith • Jones Companies Department of • Teradyne, Inc. • EMC Corporation • Kaspersky Lab Transportation • U.S. Marshals Service • Entercom • Lahey Hospital • NESN • USA Field Hockey Communications • Lawrence General • NxStage Medical, Inc. • WHDH-TV • Ernst & Young Hospital • Pfizer, Inc. • Whittier Health Network

Schools Recruiting Merrimack Graduates • American University • School of Law 24% • • Texas State University of the Class of 2014 • • attended graduate/ • • University of Alabama professional school. • George Washington University Law School • University of Connecticut • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health • University of Kentucky Sciences University • University of Massachusetts • Missouri State University • University of New Hampshire • • University of North Carolina • Rutgers University • University of Notre Dame

The O’Brien Center for Student Success is a full service career development center providing wrap around support to students in preparation for the 21st century workforce. The Center was recently awarded Exemplary Career Center of the Year by the National Career Development Association. The award is given to recognize outstanding service by a career center that promotes continued development and implementation of thoughtful and innovative initatives for the purpose of personal, professional, and career development.

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