United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, NY · Public · Large suburb · USMMA

Public institution in Kings Point, NY · 947 undergraduates · 32% acceptance rate · $90,610 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 0%In-state tuition & fees
Top 0%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Top 1%Cost of attendance
Top 1%Median earnings, 6 years after entry

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: $7,506190th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $9452nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $9452nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $9,54712th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $8,83368th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $90,61066th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $96,77017th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 80.6%204th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 90.0%249th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 32.5%120th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1226335th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 27222nd highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 9471,393rd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 7.3%2,089th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (LGA)

On 6 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Marine TransportationTransportation	bachelors	—	—
Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	—	—
Systems EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Founded in 1943source
Athletic nickname: "Mariners"source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
School colors: Blue and Graysource
Mascot: Salty the Sea Eaglesource
Motto: "Acta Non Verba (Latin)"source
Campus size: about 82 acressource
Athletic conference: Skyline Conferencesource
Fight song: ""King's Point Victory""source
Notable alum: Martin Lewis Perlsource
Notable alum: Robert Kiyosakisource
Notable alum: Henry Way Kendallsource
Notable alum: Mark Kellysource
Notable alum: Carroll O'Connorsource

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $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.