Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA · Public · Large suburb · MMA
Public institution in Buzzards Bay, MA · 1,270 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $82,392 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 6%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 12%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $26,6611,573rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,816667th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,9101,030th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $37,7211,156th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $82,392125th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $80,42460th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 79.1%236th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.9%724th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 94.5%1,382nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2701,215th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 17.0%1,843rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 48 mi (BOS)
On 4 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $90,514 | $89,968 |
| Engineering, OtherEngineering | bachelors | $81,609 | $73,035 |
| Systems EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $78,343 | — |
| Marine TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $74,845 | $81,886 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $54,630 | $50,231 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $48,432 | $49,631 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $47,260 | $50,439 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1891source
- Athletic nickname: "Buccaneers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Motto: "Discipline, Knowledge, Leadership"source
- Campus size: about 54 acressource
- Formerly known as "Massachusetts Nautical Training School" (1891–1913)source
- Formerly known as "Massachusetts Nautical School" (1913–1942)source
- Athletic conference: MASCACsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s 1,270 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MA
Elsewhere
- Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, NE · 1,270 undergrads
- The University of Montana-WesternDillon, MT · 1,271 undergrads
- Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH · 1,269 undergrads
- Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY · 1,268 undergrads
- Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO · 1,274 undergrads
- Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene, TX · 1,275 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemaritime.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 166692)
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- Compare with Lesley UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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