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United States Naval Academy Data & Information Overview

11% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on United States Naval Academy, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

How Well Is United States Naval Academy Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

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Is It Hard to Get Into Annapolis?

11% Acceptance Rate
29% Of Accepted Are Women
74% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

United States Naval Academy has a very low acceptance rate of 11%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Annapolis just in case you don't make the cut.

Average Test Scores

About 74% of students accepted to Annapolis submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 720. Math scores were between 600 and 720.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for United States Naval Academy  ( 600 to 720 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for United States Naval Academy  ( 600 to 720 )
200
800
Annapolis received ACT scores from 46% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 32.

ACT Composite Scores for United States Naval Academy  ( 25 to 32 )
1
36

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United States Naval Academy Faculty

8 to 1 Student to Faculty
97% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Annapolis, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at United States Naval Academy is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  97 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at United States Naval Academy

97% Freshmen Retention
88% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

United States Naval Academy has a freshmen retention rate of 97%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  97 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Annapolis the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 88%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  88 out of 100
0
100

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United States Naval Academy Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,594 Full-Time Undergraduates
36.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
28.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,594 full-time undergraduates at Annapolis.

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How Much Money Do Annapolis Graduates Make?

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Location of United States Naval Academy

Maryland State
4,594 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
United States Naval Academy is a public institution located in Annapolis, Maryland. Annapolis is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for Annapolis are given below.

Contact Details
Address:121 Blake Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-1300
Phone:410-293-1482
Website:www.usna.edu/

United States Naval Academy Majors

27 Majors With Completions
2,298 Undergraduate Degrees
2,298 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from United States Naval Academy. Of these students, 2,298 received undergraduate degrees and 2,298 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Economics172NA
Political Science & Government119NA
Operations Research102NA
Intelligence & Command Control Operations97NA
Robotics Engineering60NA
Mechanical Engineering58NA
General English Literature58NA
Mathematics54NA
History47NA
Geological & Earth Sciences47NA

Learn more about the majors offered at United States Naval Academy along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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