United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, New York
- Public
- Suburb
- 962 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 34%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $1,516per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 80%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $103,28310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Applicants to the Academy must receive an official nomination from a U.S. Representative or U.S. Senator from their state of residence.
Source: The 8 Steps to Admission | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
During Sea Year in sophomore and junior years, midshipmen are assigned to commercial U.S.-flag merchant vessels, visiting an average of 18 foreign countries.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 34%About 3 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1110–1300Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $1,516full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $6,923sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $909Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $909Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 80%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $103,28310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 962Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 8%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY — admits 72%
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY — admits 63%
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY — admits 81%
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA — admits 95%
Also worth a look
- University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA — admits 29%
- Chicago State University Chicago, IL — admits 43%
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV — admits 37%
- Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND — admits 37%
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC — admits 30%
- CUNY York College Jamaica, NY — admits 64%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for United States Merchant Marine Academy, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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