United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, New York · Also known as USMMA|Kings Point · Website
$90,610
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$90,610
median earnings, 10 years after starting
United States Merchant Marine Academy is a public 4-year college in Kings Point, New York with 962 undergraduates and 14 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $6,174 a year (tuition and fees $895). It admits 34% of applicants and 82% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $90,610 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,833 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,174
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$895
US median $11,837
Admission rate
34%
US median 78%
Completion rate
82%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,833
About $94 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$90,610
Rank 98 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,174
- Tuition and fees
- $895
- Cost of attendance
- $9,168
- Students with a need-based grant
- 7.8%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $1,773
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,098
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,897
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,752
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $9,168
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,107 in 2015-16 to $895 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 34%
- Average SAT
- 1,207
- SAT reading, middle
- 615
- SAT math, middle
- 625
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 962
- Graduate students
- 14
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 18%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 82%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 4
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 98 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,174 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $895 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 34% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 82% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,833 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $96,770 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $90,610 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 93% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
4 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 105 | Withheld | $69,847 | $107,654 | $117,011 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Systems EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kings Point and New York on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New York
- Homes: Homes for sale in New York
Questions and answers
How much does United States Merchant Marine Academy cost?
$6,174 a year is the average net price at United States Merchant Marine Academy after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $895, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $9,168. Families earning under $30,000 pay $1,773 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at United States Merchant Marine Academy?
34% of applicants are admitted to United States Merchant Marine Academy. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,207 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do United States Merchant Marine Academy graduates earn?
$90,610 a year is the median pay of former United States Merchant Marine Academy students who work, 10 years after they started ($96,770 after 6 years). That ranks 98 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Marine Transportation (Bachelor's) at $69,847.
How much student debt do United States Merchant Marine Academy graduates have?
$8,833 is the median federal student loan debt of United States Merchant Marine Academy graduates, about $94 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.0% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at United States Merchant Marine Academy?
82% of first-time, full-time students at United States Merchant Marine Academy finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at United States Merchant Marine Academy?
Marine Transportation (105 bachelor's graduates), Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (84 bachelor's graduates), Systems Engineering (30 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.