United States Merchant Marine Academy

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for United States Merchant Marine Academy

United States Merchant Marine Academy operates as a public institution located in Kings Point, New York (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 962 students of which 947 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. United States Merchant Marine Academy is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 34.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,207 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $6,174, with published in-state tuition of $895 and a Pell grant recipient share of 7.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $8,833, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 81.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.5%. Graduates earn a median of $90,610 ten years after enrolling, compared with $96,770 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 10100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 90.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.