United States Merchant Marine Academy

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Information Summary

Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Kings Point, NY 11024-1699

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Diverse Fields

Undergraduate	Professions focus, no graduate coexistence
Graduate	N/A
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
Enrollment	Exclusively undergraduate four-year
Size & Setting	Very small four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Trimester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending United States Merchant Marine Academy?

Ranks 3232nd for total cost of attendance

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	N/A  N/A	N/A  N/A	N/A  N/A

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies	$3,990  $4,280
On-Campus – Room & Board	N/A  N/A
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$4,130  $4,425
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	N/A  N/A

Admission Criteria

What criteria does United States Merchant Marine Academy use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended

Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	N/A / N/A / N/A
College Prep. Completion	N/A
Recommendations	N/A
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores	N/A
TOEFL	N/A
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does United States Merchant Marine Academy accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	721
Meals per Week	21
Room Fee	N/A
Board Fee	N/A

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

	Average	Users	% of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid	$1,292	87	34%
State & Local Grant Aid	N/A	N/A	0%
Institutional Grant Aid	N/A	N/A	0%
Student Loan Aid	N/A	N/A	0%
Any financial aid type		87	34%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at United States Merchant Marine Academy?

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at United States Merchant Marine Academy?

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer	4	2	2	6		99		113
Marine Transportation, Other
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering			3	2		31		36
Systems Engineering	1					54		55
Total	5	2	5	8		184		204

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

United States Merchant Marine Academy Ranks 53rd for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$99,397 ($100,511 male / $90,703 female)
Number of FT Faculty	88 (78 male / 10 female)
Number of PT Faculty	N/A
FT Faculty Ratio	N/A
Total Benefits	N/A

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United States Merchant Marine Academy Summary

The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.

The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States service academies. Midshipmen (as students at the Academy are called) are trained in Marine Engineering, navigation, ship’s administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, Customs, and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship. Congress passed the landmark Merchant Marine Act in 1936, and two years later, the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps was established. Roosevelt, who noted that “the Academy serves the Merchant Marine as West Point serves the Army and Annapolis the Navy.” World War II required the Academy to forego normal operation and devote all of its resources toward meeting the emergency need for merchant marine officers. Not-withstanding the war, shipboard training continued to be an integral part of the Academy curriculum, and midshipmen served at sea in combat zones the world over. As the war drew to a close, plans were made to convert the Academy’s wartime curriculum to a four-year, college level program to meet the peacetime requirements of the merchant marine. The Academy accelerated graduating classes during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, and was involved in such programs as training officers of the only U.S. nuclear powered merchant ship, the NS Savannah. Admission requirements were amended in 1974 and the Academy became the first federal service academy to enroll women students, two years ahead of Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard. During the Persian Gulf conflict in early 1991, and for many months prior to the war, both Academy graduates and midshipmen played important roles in the massive sealift of military supplies to the Middle East. The Merchant Marine Academy is the only Federal Service Academy granted the right to do so, and the standard is carried with the colors at all times. Campaign ribbons from all the conflicts Midshipmen have taken part in help to dress the battle standard, and bring honor to the academy and her midshipmen. He was the first sitting President to visit the Academy, and his address was the first time an American President addressed the Academy. In addition to requiring strong GPA and SAT/ACT scores, the Academy, along with all of the other federal service academies except the United States Coast Guard Academy, requires that the candidate be nominated by a U.S. Representative or Senator. Academy students, known as midshipmen, focus on one of two different ship transport areas of education: marine transportation or marine engineering. For part of sophomore and junior year, known at the Academy as third class and second class year, students work as cadets on regular American merchant ships. Due to this absence from the Academy, the remaining three academic years span from late July, through mid-June. Those graduates electing to enter the civilian work force in the Maritime Industry and those sailing in the Merchant Marine and are also required to maintain their Naval Reserve commission (or another reserve component commission) for a period of at least 8 years and are required to serve in the maritime industry for at least 5 years following graduation. – On average about 1/3 of each graduating class goes to sea working in the United States Merchant Marine as officers serving on ships in overseas trade, inland & The Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal is the highest award which can be bestowed upon members of the United States Merchant Marine and is the service’s equivalent of the Medal of Honor.

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