United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy is the second oldest of the five U.S. service academies and it educates midshipmen for service in the officer corps of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. It is part of the Naval University System. The 338-acre (137 ha) campus is located on the former grounds of Fort Severn at the confluence of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County, 33 miles (53 km) east of Washington, D.C., and 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Baltimore. The entire campus, known colloquially as the Yard, is a National Historic Landmark and home to many historic sites, buildings, and monuments. It replaced Philadelphia Naval Asylum in Philadelphia that had served as the first United States Naval Academy from 1838 to 1845, at which time the Naval Academy formed in Annapolis.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 9%
- Undergraduate enrollment: 4,671
- Graduation rate (150%): 93%
- Graduation rate (200%): 91%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 96%
- Student to faculty ratio: 8:1
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Annapolis, MD
Majors and programs
The most common programs at United States Naval Academy include Operations Research, Political Science, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
- Operations Research (100 bachelor's)
- Political Science (100 bachelor's)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (99 bachelor's)
- Aerospace Engineering (73 bachelor's)
- Mechanical Engineering (66 bachelor's)
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering (66 bachelor's)
- English (56 bachelor's)
- History (56 bachelor's)
- Cyber (54 bachelor's)
- Computer Science (39 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Engineering 91%, Computer Science 9%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's.
Admissions
United States Naval Academy admits 9% of applicants. Of students admitted, 84% enrolled.
- Applications: 15,149
- Admitted: 1,405
- Enrolled: 1,183
- Yield (first-choice signal): 84%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 4,671
- Women: 29%
- Commuter share (estimated): 9%
- Part-time undergraduates: 0%
- Age 25 and older: 1%
- Graduation rate: 93%
- Come back after freshman year: 97%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 60%
- Student to faculty: 8:1
- Professor salary: $149,311
- Associate professor salary: $130,335
- Assistant professor salary: $103,683
- On-campus housing capacity: 4,667
- Meal plan meals per week: 21
- Average SAT: 1,300
- Average ACT: 28
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Not available
Common questions
What is the United States Naval Academy acceptance rate? United States Naval Academy admits 9% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
What majors does United States Naval Academy offer? Popular programs include Operations Research, Political Science, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.
What is the United States Naval Academy graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 96% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 93%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. United States Naval Academy official site: https://usna.edu.