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United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland · Large suburb

#2 most selective in Maryland#3 graduation rate in Maryland
9.3%
Admit rate
—
Avg net price
93%
Graduation rate
—
Median earnings

United States Naval Academy is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Annapolis, Maryland (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,474 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 4,474 undergradsLarge suburbHighly selective · 9% admitCold wintersNear the coast

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See where your numbers land against United States Naval Academy's admitted students.

Admit rate
9.3%
SAT (mid 50%)
1210–1410
Avg GPA (est.)
3.77

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About Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. A settlement in the Province of Maryland named "Providence" was founded on the north shore of the Severn River on the middle Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in 1649 by Puritan exiles from the Province/Dominion of Virginia led by the third Proprietary Governor of Maryland, William Stone (1603–1660). Annapolis has a thriving community theater scene which includes two venues in the historic district. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
17 miles to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) · major hub

How United States Naval Academy compares

#13 · Colleges Closest to the Beach #26 · Most Selective Colleges #49 · Most Residential College Campuses #47 · Colleges with the Smallest Student–Faculty Ratios
Selectivity9.3%

More selective than 98% · #2 most selective of 28 in Maryland

SAT average1307

Higher than 80%

Graduation rate93%

Higher than 97% · #3 of 31 in Maryland

First-year retention97%

Higher than 95%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment4,474

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare United States Naval Academy with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White56%
  • Black6.6%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Asian10%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,474
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
—
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
1%
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$127,449
Endowment
$4,246,700

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,157 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Maryland8.7%
  • Other U.S. states90%
  • International1.3%

A national draw — only 9% of first-years come from Maryland; 90% arrive from other states.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
9.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1210–1410
SAT average
1307
SAT reading
610–700
SAT math
600–710
ACT composite
25–31
Average GPA (estimated)
3.77

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
93%
Graduated on time (4 years)
92%
First-year retention
97%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
—
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
—
Median debt at graduation
—
Students with federal loans
—

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
4,667
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$0
Meal plan (year)
$0
Application fee
Free
Football conference
American Athletic Conference

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
44″
Annual snow
19.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Annapolis Naf, MD US station (0.8 mi from campus).

What United States Naval Academy graduates study — and earn

Economics
148 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Political Science and Government
113 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Operations Research
76 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
71 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
English Language and Literature, General
68 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
52 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
50 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Mechanical Engineering
45 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
44 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Computer Science
40 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
History
40 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Chemistry
37 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.