USM

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, New York Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

United States Merchant Marine Academy is a public four-year institution in Kings Point, New York. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 976, made up of 962 undergraduates and 14 graduate students.

United States Merchant Marine Academy offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, and Systems Engineering. It awarded 202 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

976

Students enrolled

84%

First-year retention

202

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

13:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 3

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 2

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering BachelorMaster Online option 87 graduates
Systems Engineering Bachelor 27 graduates

Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor 88 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 84%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 201
Master's degrees: 1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 976
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 962
Graduate students, fall 2024: 14
Full-time, fall 2024: 99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,120
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 1,107
Graduate students, 2024-25: 13
Full-time, 2024-25: 99%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 18%
Men: 82%
White: 74%
Hispanic or Latino: 11%
Black or African American: 2%
Asian: 5%
Two or more races: 5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 1
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 1%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Trimester
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association: NCAA
Athletic conference: New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference; Skyline Conference
Acting Dean: CAPT James R. Zatwarnicki Jr.
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit