- The Inkwell
- New York
- United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NYSuburb: largeZIP 11024Founded 1943
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1943
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1981
- Website
- www.usmma.edu
New YorkPublic
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy is a public college in Kings Point, New York, with 962 undergraduates. It admits 34% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $1,516 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate34%
Retention84%
4-year graduation72%
Pell Grant share7.8%
Federal loans4.7%
$1,516net price / year
34%admission rate
1207average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$103,283median earnings, 10 yrs
$5,500median debt
#46 of 1,704 for earnings#9 of 1,739 for lowest net price#216 of 1,738 for graduation rate#122 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $6,923tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $909
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $909
- Average net price
- $1,516national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,410
$30,001–48,000$1,407
$48,001–75,000$2,336
$75,001–110,000$245
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 34%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college34%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college7.8%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 79%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $92,474
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $103,283middle 50%: $72,185–$136,595
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$136,595
Median, United States Merchant Marine Academy$103,283
Lower quarter$72,185
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 962
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 18% / 82%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 7.8%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 79%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,875 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,935
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White75%
Hispanic11%
Black2.4%
Asian4.9%
Two or more races5.5%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Unknown0.4%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering56%
Transportation & materials moving44%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 197027. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1806541.