United States Naval Academy Overview

United States Naval Academy is a public institution situated in Annapolis, Maryland. Annapolis is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is United States Naval Academy Known For?

• Students at Annapolis may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Annapolis is the bachelor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Annapolis student graduates in 4.0 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

United States Naval Academy Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Annapolis.

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#3	Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Most Popular Military Technologies & Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#93	Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#130	Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#158	Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is United States Naval Academy?

Contact details for Annapolis are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	121 Blake Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-1300
Phone:	410-293-1482
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/USNavalAcademy
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/NavalAcademy

How Do I Get Into Annapolis?

You can apply to Annapolis online at: www.usna.edu/Admissions

Admission Requirements for Annapolis

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	considered but not required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Annapolis?

If you plan to apply to Annapolis, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 9%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 70% of accepted students are men and 30% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 9%.

Average Test Scores

About 71% 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 610 and 710. Math scores were between 620 and 740.

Annapolis received ACT scores from 60% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 32. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

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United States Naval Academy Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,594 full-time undergraduates at Annapolis, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	348
Black or African American	299
Hispanic or Latino	543
White	2,816
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	530

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at United States Naval Academy. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 30 countries are represented at Annapolis. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Georgia, Mexico, and Philippines.

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United States Naval Academy Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Political Science & Government	127	127
Economics	117	117
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	72	72
Robotics Engineering	70	70
Mechanical Engineering	68	68
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	65	65
General English Literature	62	62
Ocean Engineering	51	51
History	51	51
Mathematics	46	46
Chemistry	38	38
Computer Science	37	37
Operations Research	36	36
Geological & Earth Sciences	35	35
Physics	31	31
General Physical Sciences	22	22
Computer Information Systems	18	18
Marine Engineering	18	18
Electrical Engineering	17	17
General Engineering	16	16
Nuclear Engineering	16	16
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	13	13
Computer Engineering	11	11
East Asian Languages	10	10
Liberal Arts General Studies	3	3
TOTAL	1,050	1,050

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 WPPilot under License

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