United States Merchant Marine Academy Campus Life
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Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
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962 students
Smaller than 64% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 7.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassBaccalaureate college
- CalendarTrimester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Throggs Neck1.7 mi
- Bayside4 mi
- Flushing5.1 mi
- Queens6.1 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at United States Merchant Marine Academy, the largest reported group is White (75.2%), followed by Hispanic (10.6%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| Black | 2.4% | 5.5% |
| Hispanic | 10.6% | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0% |
| White | 75.2% | 82.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| Non-resident | 0.1% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0.4% | 0% |
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Did you know? United States Merchant Marine Academy
- 34.2%United States Merchant Marine Academy admitted 451 of 1,789 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 53%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 239 of 451.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $103,283median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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