Massachusetts Maritime Academy acceptance rate & admissions

Massachusetts Maritime Academy admits 95% of applicants, most. For Fall 2023, 1,059 of 1,120 applicants were admitted and 399 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
95%

More selective than 7% of Massachusetts colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
38%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose Massachusetts Maritime Academy over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied1,120
Admitted1,059
Enrolled399

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202495%———College Scorecard
Fall 202395%———IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is Massachusetts Maritime Academy compared with other Massachusetts colleges?

Massachusetts Maritime Academy has the 58th-lowest acceptance rate of 62 Massachusetts colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
54Worcester State University88%61%$13,381
55Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts90%56%$16,068
56University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth91%52%$20,927
57Wentworth Institute of Technology91%68%$34,170
58Massachusetts Maritime Academy95%74%$21,582
59Salem State University96%50%$15,996
60Bard College at Simon's Rock96%68%$31,625
61Lesley University97%58%$31,152
62American International College100%46%$23,274

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All Massachusetts colleges →

Who enrolls at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

First-year students who return for year two87%
First-year students from Massachusetts73%
Pell Grant recipients19%
First-generation students21%
Women / men15% / 85%
International students1%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

Massachusetts Maritime Academy admissions questions

What is the Massachusetts Maritime Academy acceptance rate?

Massachusetts Maritime Academy accepts 95% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 1,059 of 1,120 applicants were admitted.

Does Massachusetts Maritime Academy require the SAT or ACT?

Massachusetts Maritime Academy does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at Massachusetts Maritime Academy?

38% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (399 of 1,059).

Is Massachusetts Maritime Academy getting harder to get into?

Massachusetts Maritime Academy accepted 95% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 95% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to Massachusetts Maritime Academy overview