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Applicants and Nominees

Applicants (includes nominees) 14,425
Number of applicants with an official nomination 4,599
Nominees qualified scholastically, medically and in physical aptitude 1,951
Offers of admission 1,472
Admitted 1,227

Combined SAT & American College Testing (ACT) Program Scores

Score Ranges
    
SAT (ACT)
 Verbal Math
>700(31-36)
 28% 37%
600-699(26-30)
 50% 51%
<600(<26)
 22% 12%

Rank in High School Class

First fifth 81%
Second fifth 13%
Third fifth 4%
Fourth fifth 1.5%
Fifth fifth 0.5%

Previous College and Prep School

The Class of 2008 includes 31% (384) from college and post-high school preparatory programs which include:

  • 218 from Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, R.I.
  • 18 from Nuclear Power Program (five having previously attended college)
  • 84 from the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Program (54 from private preparatory schools and 30 from colleges under Foundation sponsorship))
  • 77 additional students have completed at least six months of study at a college or university (69) or a private preparatory school (8).


Military Background

85 midshipmen previously served as enlisted members of the Navy (73), Marine Corps (10), Army (1), or Army National Guard (1). This figure includes seven who entered directly from Fleet Service (4 USN & 3 USMC), 18 USN from the Nuclear Power School and 60 from NAPS (51 USN, 7 USMC, 1 USA, and 1 ANG).

Geographical Distribution

Midshipmen were admitted from every state in the nation as well as Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and Northern Marianas. The Class of 2008 also includes 17 international students from the following countries: Belize (2), Honduras, Lithuania, Pakistan (2), Peru (2), Philippines (2), Romania (2), Singapore, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, and Tunisia.

School Honors and Activities

Student body/council/government president or vice president   9%
Class president or vice president 11%
School club president or vice president 29%
School publication staff 27%
National Honor Society 57%
Varsity athletics 89%
Varsity letter winner 84%
Dramatics, public speaking, debating 85%
Leader of musical group 10%
Eagle Scout/Gold Award 12%
Boys/Girls State or Nation 14%
Reserve Officer Training Programs   8%
Sea Cadets   2%

Minorities

The Class of 2008 includes 21.7% (269) minority midshipmen with ethnic backgrounds as follows: African Americans (69), Hispanics (110), Asian Americans (50), Native Americans (21) and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (19).

Women

The Class of 2008 includes 20.1% (250) women.

Sons and Daughters of Alumni

The Class of 2008 includes 56 sons and 14 daughters of Naval Academy alumni (5.6%).

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