Academy Name: United States Military Academy at West Point

Academy Name: United States Naval Academy

Contact Information: Candidate Guidance Office United States Naval Academy 117 Decatur Road Annapolis, MD 21402-5018 410-293-4361

Location: The Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, the historic and beautiful capital of Maryland, approximately 33 miles east of Washington, D.C. and 30 miles south of Baltimore. The Yard, as the Academy campus is called, is located on 338 acres between the south bank of the Severn River and downtown Annapolis.

Email: http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/webmail.htm

Web site: http://www.usna.edu/

Admissions Web site: http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/

Education/Benefits of admission: The Navy pays for the tuition, room and board, and medical and dental care of Naval Academy midshipmen. You also enjoy regular active-duty benefits including access to military commissaries and exchanges, commercial transportation and lodging discounts and the ability to fly space-available in military aircraft around the world. Midshipmen pay is $864 monthly, from which laundry, barber, cobbler, activities fees, yearbook and other service charges are deducted. Actual cash pay is less than $100 per month your first year, increasing each year to $400 per month in your fourth year. Upon graduation, a B.S. degree is awarded regardless of major, because of the technical content of the core curriculum. Midshipmen may voluntarily sign up for the Midshipmen Investment Fund (MIF), which will allow you to invest a portion of your monthly pay into your choice of participating mutual funds. The after graduation commitment is at least five years of active duty service. Officers pursuing aviation typically are required to serve eight to nine years of active duty service depending on the length of aviation training and aircraft type.

Online Application: http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/preapplication/

Former Class Profile: Midshipmen are the students at the Naval Academy. Approximately 4,000 men and women from all 50 states and several foreign countries comprise the Brigade of Midshipmen. Midshipmen must be at least 17 years of age and must not have passed their 23rd birthday on July 1st of the year of admission. Midshipmen must be a U.S. citizen at the time of enrollment, be unmarried, and not be pregnant or have an obligation to provide support to a dependent.

Total Undergraduate class: 4,489 20% women, 80% men

Total Applicants: 14, 425 Total Admitted: 1,227 Percent Admitted: 9%

SAT/ACT Score Ranges >700 (31-36) Verbal 28% Math 37% 600-699 (26-30) Verbal 50% Math 51% <600 (<26) Verbal 22% Math 12%. Volume of Applicants: In a typical year, approximately 4,000 candidates receive nominations. However, only 1,500 appointments will be given out. In other words, obtaining a nomination in no way guarantees that a candidate will receive an appointment. You will be notified of your appointment status by the middle of April

Basic Eligibility: Superior high school performance to include: GPA, class standing, and/or strong PSAT, SAT, or ACT results;

Description of Class: The original student body of 55 midshipmen grew to a brigade of 4,000 midshipmen. Women comprise about 15-17 percent of entering plebes-or freshmen-and they pursue the same academic and professional training as do their male classmates. Small class size. Most classes have no more than 22 students. When you are an upperclassman, some courses in your major may have only five to 10 other students.