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United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy
52 King George Street
Annapolis, MD 21402

Official telephone: (410) 293-1000
Website: www.usna.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,525
Full-time undergraduates: 4,525
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 94%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
7.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
62.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Nonresident Alien
1.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
7.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
63.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Nonresident Alien
1.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 338 acres
City or town school is located in: Annapolis, MD
Population of city/town: 38,722
Nearest major city: Washington, DC
Distance of nearest major city: 33 miles
Population of nearest major city: 658,893

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 100%
Students required to live on campus: All midshipmen must live in the dormitory.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 24%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, Midshipmen may not be married or have legal dependents.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 9000
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Museum, planetarium, observatory, propulsion laboratory, towing tanks, oceanographic research vessel, Cassegrain reflector telescope; subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels; weather and satellite earth stations.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
military, career, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
graduates receive a commission in the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps and incur a five-year obligation of military service.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
Number of honor societies: 11
Total number of registered organizations: 109
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Student Union, Campus Crusade for Christ, Navigators; Christian Athletes and Officers Christian Fellowships; Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant Midshipmen clubs
Minority student organizations:
Joy Bright Hancock Organization, Black studies club; Black Engineers, Hispanic Professional Engineers, and Women Engineers Societies
International student organizations:
International Midshipmen, Foreign Affairs Conference; Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Muslim, and Latin American clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Drum & Bugle Corps, Pipes and Drums, YP Squadron, Masqueraders, Midshipmen Symphony Orchestra, National Eagle Scout Association, Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference, Model UN, Midshipmen Action Group; Semper Fidelis, American Military Engineers, and Naval Academy Aviation Societies; Dolphin and oceanography clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Chet Gladchuk,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director,
United States Naval Academy,
Annapolis, MD 21402
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Bill the Goat
Athletic conference memberships: Collegiate Water Polo Association (Division I), Eastern College Athletic Conference, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association, Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Crew, Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League, Patriot League, Collegiate Sprint Football League, Collegiate Squash Association, Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference, Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's crewnoEastern Association of Rowing Colle, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countrynoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's divingnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballnoAmerican Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I-A
Men's golfnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's gymnasticsnoEastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrossenoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's lightweight footballnoCollegiate Sprint Football Associat, NCAA Div. I
Men's riflerynoMid-Atlantic Rifle Conference, NCAA Div. I
Men's sailingnoMid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailin, NCAA Div. I
Men's soccernoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's squashnoCollegiate Squash Association, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)noPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)noPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Men's water polonoCollegiate Water Polo Association, NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingnoEastern Intercollegiate Wrestling A, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Women's crewnoEastern Association of Women's Rowi, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countrynoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfno 
Women's lacrossenoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Women's sailingnoMid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailin, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccernoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)noPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)noPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballnoPatriot League, NCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 40%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 60%
Athletic facilities:
athletic fields, field houses, golf course, sailing center, soccer facility, hockey rink, swimming pools, weight rooms; basketball, handball, racquetball, squash, and tennis courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, cross-country, dodgeball, fieldball, flag football, Frisbee football, half-marathon, lacrosse, racquetball, sailing, soccer, softball, street hockey, team handball, tennis, touch football, volleyball, walleyball, weight lifting, wrestling
Club sports for men:
boxing, cycling, ice hockey, karate, lacrosse, marathon, pistol, power lifting, rugby, triathlon, volleyball
Club sports for women:
cycling, karate, marathon, pistol, power lifting, rugby, softball, triathlon

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Baltimore (25 miles)
Nearest other airport: Washington, DC (33 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Baltimore (25 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Baltimore (25 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: poor
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 6% immediately, 6% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA).
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
United States Marine Corps, United States Navy.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • James E. Carter, former President of United States, Nobel Prize Winner
  • John S. McCain, senator, Arizona
  • Roger T. Staubach, Hall of Fame football player and successful businessman.

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