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Acceptance Rate 8.00%
Yield 86.01%
SAT Score 1,310
ACT Score 29
Applicants 16,265

Applying To Navy

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 8% at United States Naval Academy where a total of 16,265 students applied and 1,301 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,310 and the average ACT score is 29. It requires five items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Navy.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.usna.edu/Admissions
Online Applicationwww.usna.edu/Admissions
Acceptance Rate8%
Average Test Scores1,310 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 8.00% where a total of 16,265 students (11,400 men and 4,865 women) have applied to Navy and 1,301 (912 men and 389 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 793 male and 327 female students have enrolled into Navy and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 86.01%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Navy
TotalMenWomen
Applicants16,26511,4004,865
Admitted1,301912389
Enrolled1,119793327
Acceptance Rate 8.00% 8.00% 8.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 86.01% 86.95% 84.06%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Navy, 795 applicants (69% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 558 applicants (48%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,310 and the average ACT score is 29 at Navy. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,420 and 25th percentile score is 1,200. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 97 and the 25th percentile score is 76. 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 Writing600700
SAT Math600720
ACT Composite2632
ACT Math2531
ACT English2534
[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.
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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