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CLASS OF 2016 STATISTICS

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June 28, 2012

CLASS OF 2016 (as of June 27, 2012):

PROJECTED CLASS SIZE:

Men	917
Women	295
Total	1,212

(Total includes 17 international students)

APPLICATIONS:

Men	15,781
Women	4,820
Majority	13,646
Minority	6,955
Total	20,601

(The Class of 2015 inducted 1,229 midshipmen and received 19,145 applications.)

WOMEN & MINORITIES:

The Class of 2016 includes 295 women (24 percent) and a total of 418 minority midshipmen (34 percent). (The Class of 2015 was comprised of 19 percent women and 33 percent minority midshipmen.)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:

The Class of 2016 includes 17 international students from 13 countries: Bangladesh (1), Bulgaria (2), Costa Rica (2), El Salvador (1), Gabon (2), Guyana (1), Kazakhstan (1), Korea (1), Malaysia (1), Peru (2), Philippines (1), Singapore (1), and Thailand (1).

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Twenty-nine percent (354) of the Class of 2016 are from college and post high school preparatory programs, which include:

222 from Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, R.I.
45 from the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Program (30 from preparatory schools and 17 from other colleges under foundation sponsorship).
87 additional students have completed at least six months of study at a college or university.

MILITARY BACKGROUND:

TOTAL FORMER ENLISTED:

Navy	47
Marine Corps	8
Total	55

ALUMNI SONS AND DAUGHTERS:

The Class of 2016 includes 42 sons and 15 daughters of Naval Academy alumni (4.6%).

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