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Acceptance Rate 9.27%
Yield 84.20%
SAT Score 1,300
ACT Score 28
Applicants 15,149

Navy Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 9.27% at United States Naval Academy. Total 15,149 students applied and 1,405 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,300 and the average ACT score is 28.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.usna.edu/Admissions
Online Applicationwww.usna.edu/Admissions
Acceptance Rate9.27%
Average Test Scores1,300 SAT / 28 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 9.27%. A total of 15,149 students (10,288 men and 4,861 women) have applied to and 1,405 (943 men and 462 women) students admitted to United States Naval Academy.
Among them, 812 male and 371 female students have enrolled into Navy and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 84.20%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Navy
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants15,14910,2884,86100
Admitted1,40594346200
Enrolled1,18381237100
Acceptance Rate 9.27% 9.17% 9.50% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 84.20% 86.11% 80.30% - -
[Chart] United States Naval Academy Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Navy, 862 applicants (74% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 516 applicants (44%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,300 at Navy. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,410 and 25th percentile score is 1,210.
The average ACT score is 28 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 31 and the 25th percentile score is 25.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Navy. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Navy with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Navy
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total121013001410
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610650700
Math600650710
ACT Composite252831
Math252731
English242833
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to United States Naval Academy, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Navy
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✓
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Navy

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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