United States Merchant Marine Academy Overview

United States Merchant Marine Academy is a public institution located in Kings Point, New York. The suburban atmosphere of Kings Point makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is United States Merchant Marine Academy Known For?

• The highest award offered at USMMA is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period77% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, USMMA bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $90,610 a year. That's about 122% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is United States Merchant Marine Academy?

Contact details for USMMA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024-1634
Phone:	516-726-5800
Website:	www.usmma.edu

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How Do I Get Into USMMA?

You can apply to USMMA online at: https://www.usmma.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for USMMA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into USMMA?

With an acceptance rate of 27%, USMMA is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 83% of accepted students are men and 17% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 28%, and the acceptance rate for women is 34%.

Average Test Scores

About 65% of students accepted to USMMA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 580 and 670.

USMMA received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 28. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 28.

Can I Afford United States Merchant Marine Academy?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USMMA, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $4,320 a year. That adds up to $17,280 over four years for those students.

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United States Merchant Marine Academy Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 17 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,028 full-time undergraduates at USMMA, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of United States Merchant Marine Academy students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	57
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	822
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	77

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at United States Merchant Marine Academy. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

United States Merchant Marine Academy Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Marine Transportation	105	0	105
Marine Engineering	84	4	88
Systems Engineering	30	0	30
TOTAL	219	4	223

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By NOAA Photo Library under License

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