Class Portrait

Class of 2026

APPLICATIONS

9,345 
MEN
12,927 
TOTAL
3,582
WOMEN

OFFERS OF APPOINTMENT

991 
MEN
1,390 
TOTAL
399
WOMEN

CLASS SIZE

852
MEN
1,184 
TOTAL
332
WOMEN

 

NOMINATING CATEGORIES

Presidential
632
Congressional
4,263
Secretary of the Navy
423
ROTC/JROTC
253
Children of Deceased/Disabled Veterans
110

 

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION


DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

White, non-Hispanic
676 (773)
Hispanic
180
African American (non-Hispanic)
75 (108)
Asian American (non-Hispanic)
117 (180)
Native American/Alaskan Native, non-Hispanic
1 (16)
 
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander,  non-Hispanic
4 (14)
 
Two or more races,  non-Hispanic
104
Other/Declined to Respond
17
Note: Information provided above follows reporting to
OPNAV. Additional information in parenthesis includes
those members of the incoming class that may have also self-
identified as multiple race and/or ethnic categories

 

STANDARDIZED TEST DATA


SAT Verbal.........................610-720
SAT Math............................610-720
ACT English + Reading......51-67
ACT Math...........................26-32**

Middle 50th percentile*
* 50% of the class achieved SAT/ACT scores within the range between the 25 th and 75 th percentile
**ACT equivalent scores

 

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Midshipmen were admitted from every state in the Nation, as well as the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

The Class of 2026 also includes twelve international students from:
Albania (1), Bangladesh (1), Ecuador (1), Ghana (1), Indonesia (1), Malaysia (2), Montenegro (1), Republic of Korea (1), Romania (1), Taiwan (1), and Tunisia (1)

COMPOSITION

Varsity athletics
90%
Community Service
82%
Captain/Co-Captain of Sports Team
67%
Student Body Leader
62%
National Honor Society
57%
Tutor/Teacher/Mentor/Coach
49%
Religious Group/Club
34%
Musical Activities (Band, Chorus, Etc.)
28%
Work Experience (>10 hrs/week)
26%
ROTC/JROTC/Sea Cadets/Civil Air Pat
17%
Boy/Girl Scouts
13%
First to Attend College in Family
12%
School publication
12%
First Generation American
12%
Primary Language in Home Not English
10%
Hardship or Adverse Life Experience
8%

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

The Class of 2026 includes 336 (28%) from college and post-high school preparatory programs which include:

From Naval Academy Prep School in Newport, RI
195
From the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation and Civilian Preparatory Programs
44
Additional students have completed at least one semester of study at a college or university, and one at a post-secondary prep school
97

 

MILITARY BACKGROUND

Navy............................57
Marine Corps..............15
Army............................0
Total.............................72
* Former Enlisted
*This figure includes 7 who entered directly from the Fleet (5 USN, 2 USMC), 19 who entered from Nuclear Power School, and 46 from the Naval Academy Prep School (33 USN, 13 USMC).

 

ALUMNI SONS AND DAUGHTERS (60)

The class of 2026 includes 39 sons and 21 daughters of alumni. Three members of the entering class have both parents who are alumni of the Naval Academy

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