Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
USMMA requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 239 first-time undergrad students enrolled at USMMA. Among these students, 185 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 122 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1240
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 451 admitted students 185 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
65%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1150-1330. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 570 and 660, while 25% scored below 570 and another 25% scored above 660.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 580 and 670, while 25% scored below 580 and 25% achieved a score of 670. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1240 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to USMMA.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 34% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
570-660 -
Math
580-670
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
27
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 451 admitted students 122 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
43%
Similar to the SAT, USMMA requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 43% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 25 and 28, with 25% scoring above 28 and another 25% scoring below 25.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.
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English
24-28 -
Math
25-28 -
Composite
25-28
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$125
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in USMMA during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, USMMA received a total of 1,789 applications. These applications included 1,423 male applicants and 366 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,789 applicants, USMMA admitted 451 students. Among the admitted students, there were 359 males and 92 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 239 students chose to enroll at USMMA. This means that 239 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 198 were male and 41 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, USMMA had an overall acceptance rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 25% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 25%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. USMMA had an overall yield rate of 53% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 55%, and for female admitted students, it was 45%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for USMMA over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
United States Merchant Marine Academy uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at United States Merchant Marine Academy.
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Credit for life experiences
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Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Not Accepted
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