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Public College

United States
Naval Academy

Public College in Annapolis, MD. Six-year graduation rate 93%.

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United States Naval Academy · Campus
Graduation rate
92.9%
Green Flags
  • Graduation rate 93% — well above the national average
Red Flags
  • ! Admit rate 9% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots

Admissions

Acceptance rate
9%
Applicants
15,149
Yield rate
84.2%

This is a highly selective admit: 9% of applicants receive an offer. With 15,149 applications received, this is a school operating at national scale. 84% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. Score ranges below describe the middle half of score submitters among enrolled first-years; students who applied test-optional are not represented in them.

Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)

These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.

Test 25th–75th percentile Submitted
SAT Evidence-Based Reading 610–700 862 (74%)
SAT Math 600–710
ACT Composite 25–31 516 (44%)

IPEDS Admissions · 2024

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Academics

Full-time retention
97%
Transfer-out rate
0%
Student:faculty
8:1

A 93% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 97% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.

Financial Aid

Financial aid data for this institution is not yet available.

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Anne Arundel County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$1,362/mo
1 bedroom
$1,511/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$1,857/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

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How we evaluate United States Naval Academy

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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