Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
USNA 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 1183 first-time undergrad students enrolled at USNA. Among these students, 795 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 558 (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
1310
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1374 admitted students 795 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
69%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1200-1420. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 600 and 700, while 25% scored below 600 and another 25% scored above 700.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 600 and 720, while 25% scored below 600 and 25% achieved a score of 720. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1310 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to USNA.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 26% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
600-700 -
Math
600-720
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
29
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1374 admitted students 558 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
48%
Similar to the SAT, USNA requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 48% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 26 and 32, with 25% scoring above 32 and another 25% scoring below 26.
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
25-34 -
Math
25-31 -
Composite
26-32
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in USNA during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, USNA received a total of 16,265 applications. These applications included 11,400 male applicants and 4,865 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 16,265 applicants, USNA admitted 1,374 students. Among the admitted students, there were 961 males and 413 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,183 students chose to enroll at USNA. This means that 1,183 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 837 were male and 346 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, USNA had an overall acceptance rate of 8% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 8% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 8%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. USNA had an overall yield rate of 86% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 87%, and for female admitted students, it was 84%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for USNA over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
United States Naval 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
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Considered
- Secondary school record
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 Naval Academy.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Not Accepted
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