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United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy is a public campus in suburban Annapolis, MD. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

At 4,474 undergrads, United States Naval Academy is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

92.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at United States Naval Academy within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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92.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

85%90%entered 1991entered 2018entered 1991: 86.3%entered 1992: 82%entered 1993: 86.4%entered 1994: 84.9%entered 1995: 83.9%entered 1996: 85.8%entered 1997: 86.3%entered 1998: 86.2%entered 1999: 86.4%entered 2000: 87.2%entered 2001: 82.5%entered 2002: 86.1%entered 2003: 88.3%entered 2004: 88.6%entered 2005: 90.4%entered 2006: 87.1%entered 2007: 87.8%entered 2008: 88.9%entered 2009: 85.9%entered 2010: 88.6%entered 2011: 90.7%entered 2012: 91.2%entered 2013: 92%entered 2014: 89.6%entered 2015: 91.3%entered 2016: 89.6%entered 2017: 91.8%entered 2018: 92.9%92.9%
85%90%entered 1991entered 2018entered 1991: 86.3%entered 1992: 82%entered 1993: 86.4%entered 1994: 84.9%entered 1995: 83.9%entered 1996: 85.8%entered 1997: 86.3%entered 1998: 86.2%entered 1999: 86.4%entered 2000: 87.2%entered 2001: 82.5%entered 2002: 86.1%entered 2003: 88.3%entered 2004: 88.6%entered 2005: 90.4%entered 2006: 87.1%entered 2007: 87.8%entered 2008: 88.9%entered 2009: 85.9%entered 2010: 88.6%entered 2011: 90.7%entered 2012: 91.2%entered 2013: 92%entered 2014: 89.6%entered 2015: 91.3%entered 2016: 89.6%entered 2017: 91.8%entered 2018: 92.9%92.9%

The six-year graduation rate at United States Naval Academy has held near 92.9% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
YearGraduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort86.3%
1992 cohort82%
1993 cohort86.4%
1994 cohort84.9%
1995 cohort83.9%
1996 cohort85.8%
1997 cohort86.3%
1998 cohort86.2%
1999 cohort86.4%
2000 cohort87.2%
2001 cohort82.5%
2002 cohort86.1%
2003 cohort88.3%
2004 cohort88.6%
2005 cohort90.4%
2006 cohort87.1%
2007 cohort87.8%
2008 cohort88.9%
2009 cohort85.9%
2010 cohort88.6%
2011 cohort90.7%
2012 cohort91.2%
2013 cohort92%
2014 cohort89.6%
2015 cohort91.3%
2016 cohort89.6%
2017 cohort91.8%
2018 cohort92.9%
IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

United States Naval Academy admitted 1,405 of 15,149 applicants in Fall 2024. The 9.3% rate describes that application pool.

9.3%
acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle
Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024
400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1210–14101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, United States Naval Academy received 15,149 applications and admitted 1,405 (9.3%), with 1,183 enrolling.

United States Naval Academy reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For United States Naval Academy’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 610–700 and Math was 600–710 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1210–1410 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score25th50th75th
SAT Reading & Writing610650700
SAT Math600650710
ACT Composite252831

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

9.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

7.5%10%12.5%15%200120242001: 16.2%2002: 15%2003: 10.5%2004: 10.2%2005: 13.3%2006: 14.1%2007: 11.8%2008: 13.9%2009: 9.5%2010: 8.4%2011: 7.4%2012: 6.8%2013: 7.3%2014: 7.9%2015: 8.5%2016: 8%2017: 8.4%2018: 8.5%2019: 8.3%2020: 9.1%2021: 8.5%2022: 10.8%2023: 9.4%2024: 9.3%9.3%
10%15%200120242001: 16.2%2002: 15%2003: 10.5%2004: 10.2%2005: 13.3%2006: 14.1%2007: 11.8%2008: 13.9%2009: 9.5%2010: 8.4%2011: 7.4%2012: 6.8%2013: 7.3%2014: 7.9%2015: 8.5%2016: 8%2017: 8.4%2018: 8.5%2019: 8.3%2020: 9.1%2021: 8.5%2022: 10.8%2023: 9.4%2024: 9.3%9.3%

The share admitted at United States Naval Academy declined from 16.2% to 9.3%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
YearAcceptance rate
Fall 200116.2%
Fall 200215%
Fall 200310.5%
Fall 200410.2%
Fall 200513.3%
Fall 200614.1%
Fall 200711.8%
Fall 200813.9%
Fall 20099.5%
Fall 20108.4%
Fall 20117.4%
Fall 20126.8%
Fall 20137.3%
Fall 20147.9%
Fall 20158.5%
Fall 20168%
Fall 20178.4%
Fall 20188.5%
Fall 20198.3%
Fall 20209.1%
Fall 20218.5%
Fall 202210.8%
Fall 20239.4%
Fall 20249.3%
IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1210–1410Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

TEST-OPTIONAL ERA11001200130014002016 REDESIGN2001202420162001: 12202002: 10902003: 12102004: 11902005: 11902006: 11602007: 11602008: 11602009: 11702010: 11402011: 11602012: 11602013: 11802014: 11802015: 11802016: 11702017: 11502018: 11502019: 12402020: 12302021: 12002022: 12002023: 12002024: 121012102001: 13902002: 13102003: 13802004: 13902005: 13802006: 13702007: 13502008: 13702009: 14002010: 13602011: 13802012: 13702013: 13802014: 13902015: 13802016: 13902017: 13702018: 13702019: 14602020: 14502021: 14202022: 14402023: 14202024: 14101410
TEST-OPTIONAL ERA120014002016 REDESIGN2001202420162001: 12202002: 10902003: 12102004: 11902005: 11902006: 11602007: 11602008: 11602009: 11702010: 11402011: 11602012: 11602013: 11802014: 11802015: 11802016: 11702017: 11502018: 11502019: 12402020: 12302021: 12002022: 12002023: 12002024: 121012102001: 13902002: 13102003: 13802004: 13902005: 13802006: 13702007: 13502008: 13702009: 14002010: 13602011: 13802012: 13702013: 13802014: 13902015: 13802016: 13902017: 13702018: 13702019: 14602020: 14502021: 14202022: 14402023: 14202024: 14101410

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year25th75th
Fall 200112201390
Fall 200210901310
Fall 200312101380
Fall 200411901390
Fall 200511901380
Fall 200611601370
Fall 200711601350
Fall 200811601370
Fall 200911701400
Fall 201011401360
Fall 201111601380
Fall 201211601370
Fall 201311801380
Fall 201411801390
Fall 201511801380
Fall 201611701390
Fall 201711501370
Fall 201811501370
Fall 201912401460
Fall 202012301450
Fall 202112001420
Fall 202212001440
Fall 202312001420
Fall 202412101410
IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–31Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

TEST-OPTIONAL ERA2530201820242018: 262019: 262020: 282021: 262022: 252023: 242024: 25252018: 322019: 322020: 332021: 322022: 322023: 312024: 3131
TEST-OPTIONAL ERA2530201820242018: 262019: 262020: 282021: 262022: 252023: 242024: 25252018: 322019: 322020: 332021: 322022: 322023: 312024: 3131

ACT middle 50% — data
Year25th75th
Fall 20182632
Fall 20192632
Fall 20202833
Fall 20212632
Fall 20222532
Fall 20232431
Fall 20242531
IPEDS Fall 2018–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

4,474Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

4k4k5k5k200220242002: 4,3092003: 4,3352004: 4,3492005: 4,4222006: 4,4792007: 4,4412008: 4,4882009: 4,5522010: 4,6032011: 4,5762012: 4,5362013: 4,5262014: 4,5112015: 4,5252016: 4,5262017: 4,4952018: 4,5122019: 4,5382020: 4,5942021: 4,5282022: 4,4502023: 4,4652024: 4,4744,474
4k4k5k5k200220242002: 4,3092003: 4,3352004: 4,3492005: 4,4222006: 4,4792007: 4,4412008: 4,4882009: 4,5522010: 4,6032011: 4,5762012: 4,5362013: 4,5262014: 4,5112015: 4,5252016: 4,5262017: 4,4952018: 4,5122019: 4,5382020: 4,5942021: 4,5282022: 4,4502023: 4,4652024: 4,4744,474

Undergraduate enrollment at United States Naval Academy has held near 4,474 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
YearUndergraduates
Fall 20024,309
Fall 20034,335
Fall 20044,349
Fall 20054,422
Fall 20064,479
Fall 20074,441
Fall 20084,488
Fall 20094,552
Fall 20104,603
Fall 20114,576
Fall 20124,536
Fall 20134,526
Fall 20144,511
Fall 20154,525
Fall 20164,526
Fall 20174,495
Fall 20184,512
Fall 20194,538
Fall 20204,594
Fall 20214,528
Fall 20224,450
Fall 20234,465
Fall 20244,474
IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

97%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

92%94%96%98%200220232002: 91%2003: 96%2004: 97%2005: 96%2006: 95%2007: 96%2008: 97%2009: 97%2010: 95%2011: 97%2012: 98%2013: 97%2014: 98%2015: 98%2016: 95%2017: 97%2018: 97%2019: 97%2020: 98%2021: 97%2022: 96%2023: 97%97%
93%95%98%200220232002: 91%2003: 96%2004: 97%2005: 96%2006: 95%2007: 96%2008: 97%2009: 97%2010: 95%2011: 97%2012: 98%2013: 97%2014: 98%2015: 98%2016: 95%2017: 97%2018: 97%2019: 97%2020: 98%2021: 97%2022: 96%2023: 97%97%

First-year retention at United States Naval Academy has held near 97% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
YearRetention
Fall 2002 cohort91%
Fall 2003 cohort96%
Fall 2004 cohort97%
Fall 2005 cohort96%
Fall 2006 cohort95%
Fall 2007 cohort96%
Fall 2008 cohort97%
Fall 2009 cohort97%
Fall 2010 cohort95%
Fall 2011 cohort97%
Fall 2012 cohort98%
Fall 2013 cohort97%
Fall 2014 cohort98%
Fall 2015 cohort98%
Fall 2016 cohort95%
Fall 2017 cohort97%
Fall 2018 cohort97%
Fall 2019 cohort97%
Fall 2020 cohort98%
Fall 2021 cohort97%
Fall 2022 cohort96%
Fall 2023 cohort97%
IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023
More about United States Naval Academy

Faculty pay at United States Naval Academy averages $169,932 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes United States Naval Academy as a primarily residential campus of 4,474 undergraduates — and 97.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

United States Naval Academy's SAT section-percentile sums are 1210–1410 — their midpoint is above the MD four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on United States Naval Academy's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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How United States Naval Academy compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

United States Naval Academy9.3%
Maryland median76.1%
National median76.8%
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United States Naval Academy, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basisUnited States Naval AcademyMaryland medianNational median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS9.3%76.1%76.8%

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does United States Naval Academy report?

United States Naval Academy's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1210–1410 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is United States Naval Academy's acceptance rate?

9.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,405 admitted from 15,149 applicants.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.

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