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Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

90.1%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Mass Maritime during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,079 939 140
Admitted students 972 839 133
Enrolled students 321 282 39
Acceptance rate 90% 89% 95%
Yield rate 33% 34% 29%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Mass Maritime received a total of 1,079 applications. These applications included 939 male applicants and 140 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,079 applicants, Mass Maritime admitted 972 students. Among the admitted students, there were 839 males and 133 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 321 students chose to enroll at Mass Maritime. This means that 321 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 282 were male and 39 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Mass Maritime had an overall acceptance rate of 90% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 89% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 95%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Mass Maritime had an overall yield rate of 33% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 34%, and for female admitted students, it was 29%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Mass Maritime over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 825 745 80 610 538 72 74% 72% 90% 385 344 41 63% 64% 57%
2016 825 732 91 664 583 80 80% 80% 88% 402 357 45 60% 61% 56%
2017 838 761 77 697 626 71 83% 82% 92% 392 349 43 56% 56% 61%
2018 758 669 89 675 590 85 89% 88% 96% 399 348 51 59% 59% 60%
2019 773 690 83 707 625 82 92% 91% 99% 404 362 42 57% 58% 51%
2020 785 666 119 726 612 114 92% 92% 96% 327 275 52 45% 45% 46%
2021 1,079 939 140 972 839 133 90% 89% 95% 321 282 39 33% 34% 29%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Massachusetts Maritime 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 record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • 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 Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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