Buzzards Bay, MA · Public · 1,395 undergraduates · suburban
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Less selective
A state maritime academy where professional licensure, sea training, and regimented leadership development are tightly integrated.
Institutional profile
Well established Exceptional in career outcomes, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 94.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 80.1%
1,120 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$82,392 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Massachusetts Maritime Academy apart
Academic design
Programs combine technical coursework with laboratories, simulators, sea terms, co-ops, and field training, especially in marine transportation and marine engineering tracks leading toward professional licensure.
Campus pattern
The Buzzards Bay waterfront campus is dominated by the Regiment of Cadets, uniforms, formations, training vessels, athletics, and a highly structured daily routine.
Defining feature
A state maritime academy where professional licensure, sea training, and regimented leadership development are tightly integrated.
Can I get in?
94.6% admitted
Applicants should review Regiment of Cadets, medical, physical, and license-track requirements because they materially shape the undergraduate experience.
Recent applicant pool
1,120About 95 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Massachusetts Maritime Academy, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Massachusetts Maritime Academy weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs combine technical coursework with laboratories, simulators, sea terms, co-ops, and field training, especially in marine transportation and marine engineering tracks leading toward professional licensure.
Make the fit specific
A state maritime academy where professional licensure, sea training, and regimented leadership development are tightly integrated.
Account for the tradeoff
Applicants should review Regiment of Cadets, medical, physical, and license-track requirements because they materially shape the undergraduate experience.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Applicants should review Regiment of Cadets, medical, physical, and license-track requirements because they materially shape the undergraduate experience.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
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College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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Average annual cost by household income at Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
A state maritime academy where professional licensure, sea training, and regimented leadership development are tightly integrated.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
International Business
Marine Transportation
Engineering, General
What is campus life like?
Massachusetts Maritime Academy beyond the classroom
The Buzzards Bay waterfront campus is dominated by the Regiment of Cadets, uniforms, formations, training vessels, athletics, and a highly structured daily routine.
A defining academic feature
Programs combine technical coursework with laboratories, simulators, sea terms, co-ops, and field training, especially in marine transportation and marine engineering tracks leading toward professional licensure.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Buzzards Bay waterfront campus is dominated by the Regiment of Cadets, uniforms, formations, training vessels, athletics, and a highly structured daily routine.
What changes the experience
A state maritime academy where professional licensure, sea training, and regimented leadership development are tightly integrated.