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Class of 2017 Statistics

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 9:44 AM by mediarelations@usna.edu

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
(as of May 24, 2017)

Total Graduates

Men......................................... 811           

Women.................................... 242

Total........................................1053

Commissions

          Navy Ensigns

Men………………………….. 567

Women………………………. 201

Total..…………………………768

          Marine Corps - 2nd Lieutenants

Men......................................... 221

Women……………………….….38

Total........................................ 259

            Interservice Commissions – U.S. Air Force…......2

            Graduating but not commissioned………............ 7

            Graduating but delayed commissioning ………....2 

Foreign Officers…………….......................................... 17

Since 1863, there have been 507 graduates from 71 counties (including the Class of 2017).

Foreign national students graduating are from the following countries: Bangladesh, Bulgaria. Cambodia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Jamaica Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Montenegro, Nigeria (2), Pakistan, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

Total Inducted in the Class of 2017 on Induction Day, June 27, 2013

Men..................... 927

Women............... 273

Total...................1,200

Top Graduates

  • #1 - Ethan William Doherty of Londonderry, New Hampshire, is a systems engineering with honors major. He will commission as a Navy ensign.
  • #2 - Christopher Louis Panuski of Davidson, North Carolina, is an electrical engineering and physics dual major. He will commission as a Navy ensign.
  • #3 - Brian Michael Hardy of Longmont, Colorado, is a mechanical engineering and systems engineering dual major. He will commission as a Navy ensign.

Athletic Achievements

Winning percentages for the year (as of May 23): .623 (306 wins, 184 losses and 6 ties)

Faculty

        Civilians.................285 

        Military...................252

        Total.......................537

Alumni

  • Since 1845, approximately 84,800 midshipmen have graduated from the Naval Academy (including the Class of 2017).
  • Since 1980, more than 5,000 women (including the Class of 2017) have graduated from the Naval Academy.

Graduation Ceremony

This is the 167th traditional graduation ceremony. 

Graduation Speaker

Vice President Michael Pence will deliver the graduation address to the Class of 2017.

Honorary Members of the Class

The Honorary members of the Class of 2017 are:

  • SOC (SEAL) Daniel Luna, USN, SEAL Advisor/USNA PE Department
  • Ms. Ryan Manion, Travis Manion Foundation
  • Ms. Ellen Sherman, Midshipmen Welfare Fund Director

Estimate of Attendance

  • Outdoors...........30,000
  • Indoors...............5,700

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