Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts · Public · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a public four-year institution in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,488, made up of 1,402 undergraduates and 86 graduate students.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other, and Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer. It awarded 310 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
1,488
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
310
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
9
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 9
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
87%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
257
Master's degrees
53
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,488
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,402
Graduate students, fall 2024
86
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,566
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,473
Graduate students, 2024-25
93
Full-time, 2024-25
97%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
15%
Men
85%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
19%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Massachusetts State College Athletic Association
President
Francis X. McDonald
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact