Established in 1845, USNA is a military academy for officer midshipmen of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, located in Annapolis, Maryland. It provides a four-year undergraduate education focused on leadership, academics, athletics, and military/naval training.
Address: 121 Blake Road, 21402 Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Engineering (various), Political Science, Oceanography
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Engineering, Marine Science, Military, Robotics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Premier service academy for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Highly competitive admissions. Focus on developing leaders for naval service.
Research:
Undergraduate research opportunities, often in areas of naval engineering, oceanography, cybersecurity, and robotics. Faculty research supports naval needs.
Famous Alumnis:
Jimmy Carter (also Georgia Tech), John McCain, Alan Shepard, H. Ross Perot, David Robinson, Roger Staubach
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
4500
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Provides a full scholarship and stipend, guaranteed employment as a Navy or Marine Corps officer, strong emphasis on leadership and STEM, historic campus.
Cons
Highly structured and demanding military environment, five-year service commitment, intense focus on naval leadership and traditions.
Best For
Highly qualified young individuals aspiring to become officers in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps, seeking a demanding academic, military, and character-building education at a historic naval institution.
- Cybersecurity, Engineering, Innovation, Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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