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The United States Naval Academy is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).  MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Information is available at msche.org and Middle States can be contacted at communications@msche.org or via USPS at 1007 North Orange Street; 4th Floor, MB #166; Wilmington, DE 19801.  The Commission accepts complaints involving member institutions at msche.org/complaints/.

USNA also maintains programmatic accreditation in a number of areas:

The following engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, Inc., (abet.org): Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, General Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Robotics and Control Engineering.  The Computer Science, Cyber Operations, and Information Technology programs are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET, Inc., (abet.org).  ABET accepts complaints involving member institutions at abet.org/accreditation/get-accredited/complaints/.

The Chemistry major is certified by the American Chemical Society. 

The Cyber Operations program has been granted National Security Agency (NSA) designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO) and Cyber Defense (CAE-CD).

Accredited Programs Links for USNA (Disclaimer)

Accreditation Standards (Disclaimer)

USNA Accreditation Documents

  • MSCHE
  • ABET, Inc. 
    • For Engineering Accreditation contact the School of Engineering and Weapons
    • For Computing Accreditation contact the School of Mathematics and Science
  • ACS - Contact the Chair of the Chemistry Department
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