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Acceptance Rate 9.08%
Yield 83.73%
SAT Score 1,340
ACT Score 31
Applicants 15,699

Applying To Navy

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 9.08% at United States Naval Academy where a total of 15,699 students applied and 1,426 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,340 and the average ACT score is 31. It requires five items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to United States Naval Academy.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.usna.edu/Admissions
Online Applicationwww.usna.edu/Admissions
Acceptance Rate9%
Average Test Scores1,340 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2020-2021, the acceptance rate is 9.08% where a total of 15,699 students (11,121 men and 4,578 women) have applied to Navy and 1,426 (996 men and 430 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 830 male and 364 female students have enrolled into Navy and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 83.73%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Navy
TotalMenWomen
Applicants15,69911,1214,578
Admitted1,426996430
Enrolled1,194830364
Acceptance Rate 9.08% 8.96% 9.39%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 83.73% 83.33% 84.65%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Navy, 842 applicants (71% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 709 applicants (60%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,340 and the average ACT score is 31 at Navy. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,450 and 25th percentile score is 1,230. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 100 and the 25th percentile score is 80. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Navy.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Navy
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610710
SAT Math620740
ACT Composite2833
ACT Math2632
ACT English2635
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

United States Naval Academy requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 1 articles (Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript)) are considered but not required to submit. The following table summarizes the application requirements at United States Naval Academy
Application Requirements for Navy
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record (or Transcript)△
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at United States Naval Academy is Semester. United States Naval Academy accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that United States Naval Academy accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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