United States Naval Academy

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2018Class Portrait

APPLICATIONSMen ............................................................... 13,687Women ............................................................ 3,931Total ................................................................. 17,618

OFFERS OF APPOINTMENTMen ............................................................. 1,034Women ............................................................ 364Total ............................................................... 1,398

CLASS SIZEMen .......................................................... 889Women ............................................................ 302Total ............................................................... 1,191

NOMINATING CATEGORIESPresidential ..................................................... 817Congressional ................................................. 5,367Secretary of the Navy .................................... 358ROTC/JROTC ................................................. 138Children of Deceased/Disabled Veterans ..... 44

RACIAL/ETHNIC BREAKDOWNWhite ............................................................... 776 Hispanic ........................................................... 142Multiple Races ............................................... 97African American (in combination w/ other races) 77 (114)Asian American (in combination w/ other races) 80 (153)American Indian ............................................. 2Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander…… 4International ………………………………… .. 13

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSMidshipmen were admitted from every state in the Nation, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Class of 2018 also includes 13 international students from: Cambodia (1), Cameroon (2), Federated States of Micronesia (1), Georgia (1), Kazakhstan (1), Korea (1), Mexico (1), Montenegro (1), Nigeria (1), Senegal (1), Taiwan (1), and United Arab Emirates (1).

COLLEGE BOARD DATA Middle 50th percentile*Verbal 600-650 Math 630-680

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

MILITARY BACKGROUNDFormer Enlisted*

Navy ................................................................. 57Marine Corps .................................................. 10Total ................................................................. 67

*This figure includes 11 who entered directly from the Fleet (10 Navy, 1 USMC) and 56 from the Naval Academy Prep School (47 USN, 9 USMC).

COMPOSITIONVarsity Athletics ............................................. 90%Community Service ....................................... 91%Dramatics, Public Speaking or Debating .... 67%Captain/Co-Captain of Sports Team ............ 69% Student Body Leader ..................................... 69%National Honor Society ................................. 66%Church Group ................................................. 52%Tutoring ........................................................... 46%Work Experience (>10 hrs/week) ................. 16%Musical Activities (Band, Chorus, etc.) ......... 30%ROTC/JROTC/Sea Cadets/Civil Air Patrol ... 17%Hardship or Adverse Life Experience .......... 21%School Publication ......................................... 11%First Generation American ........................... 11% Primary Language in Home Not English ..... 6% First to Attend College in Family ................. 14%

ALUMNI SONS AND DAUGHTERS (70)

The class of 2018 includes 53 sons and 17 daughters of alumni. Ten members of the entering class have both parents who are alumni of the Naval Academy.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDThe Class of 2018 includes 342 (29%) from college and post-high school preparatory programs which include:

F 225 from Naval Academy Prep School in Newport, RI

F 6 from the Navy Nuclear Power Program

F 41 from the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Program (22 from prep schools and 19 from colleges) F 69 additional students have completed at least one semester of study at a college or university

Class of 2018SNAPSHOT

"Because of the dedication of our 625,000 active and reserve sailors and civilians, and their families, the Navy and our primary joint partner, the U.S. Marine Corps, remain a vital part of our national security."

To develop midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development

in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government.

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Admiral Jonathan Greenert, USNChief of Naval Operations

The admissions process ensures that entering midshipmen have the capability to meet the academic and military challenges of the Naval Academy. More than 85 percent of those

entering the Academy successfully complete the four year program.

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The United States Naval Academy's Class of 2018 took the Oath of Office to become midshipmen on July 1, 2014. The Class of 2018 statistics are representative of the

backgrounds and qualifications of entering midshipmen.