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Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts·Public, 4-year or above·New England·maritime.edu
6-yr Graduation
74%
+16.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,488
peer median 1,595
Avg net price
$26,661
+$8.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,265
1,265 candidates competed
Admitted
1,198
94.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
457
38.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
74%+16.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
63%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
74%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
29%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 14 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
14
Passing
9
64.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

14programs
  • Passing9 · 64.3%
  • No Data5 · 35.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
9
No data
5

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+88.6%
$74,393 vs $39,449
Engineering-Related Fields
Master's Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+96.0%
$138,711 vs $70,777
Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Services Other
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
+107.4%
$111,176 vs $53,607
Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Services Other
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+116.1%
$85,256 vs $39,449
International Business
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+125.8%
$89,094 vs $39,449
Engineering Other
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+163.6%
$104,007 vs $39,449
Marine Transportation
Bachelor Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
+204.0%
$119,916 vs $39,449
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+216.9%
$125,016 vs $39,449

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
34%
$25,000 debt · $74,393 earn
Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Services Other
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
31%
$26,000 debt · $85,256 earn
International Business
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$25,395 debt · $89,094 earn
Engineering Other
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
25%
$26,051 debt · $104,007 earn
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
22%
$27,000 debt · $125,016 earn
Marine Transportation
Bachelor Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
21%
$25,438 debt · $119,916 earn
Systems Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
21%
$26,596 debt · $125,191 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1974Next review Dec 2031

Action history · 2

  1. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Sep 2011Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,269
$30–48k$9,843
$48–75k$13,919
$75–110k$23,991
$110k+$33,261

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$26,661
+$8,301vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $18,360
Federal loans
79.3%
In-state tuition
$10,816
Out-of-state
$23,910

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 306 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $7.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
306
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,743,870 total
Direct Loans
$7.8M
1,469 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
478 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.8M
880 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$187K
15 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.0M
96 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 392 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
392
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.9%
2017
2.7%
2018
0.8%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Maritime

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

351 total completions
01Engineering
11031.3%
02Security/Protective
7120.2%
03Transportation
5616.0%
04Business
5315.1%
05Natural Resources
339.4%
06Engineering Tech
288.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,488
12-mo unduplicated
1,397
Undergraduate
1,301
Graduate
96

Gender split

Men
85%1,185
Women
15%212

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.9%
Unknown
6.9%
Hispanic
5.5%
Two or more
3.0%
Non-resident
1.6%
Black
1.3%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
448
346 M · 102 W
Women athletes
22.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$59K
$46K
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$7K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Football
122 M ·
$236K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
61 M · 21 W
$23K
Rowing
46 M · 17 W
$73K
Lacrosse
45 M · 17 W
$108K
Soccer
28 M · 23 W
$168K
Cross Country
22 M · 19 W
$22K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.11
3 offenses · 1,425 students

3-year trend

2.442 yrs ago1.301 yr ago2.11Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Fondling
1

By location

3total
  • On campus2
  • Non-campus1

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor06

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
85

Maritime vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Maritime selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMassachusetts Maritime Academy
74%1,488$26,661Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
23%1,478$14,106Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eastern Connecticut State University
57%83.0%4,355$20,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY Maritime College
66%72.4%1,413$21,781Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Montana Technological University
58%91.1%1,702$16,240Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of the Virgin Islands
28%99.0%1,792$7,563Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median57%87.0%1,595$18,360

Frequently asked questions about Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Maritime.

What is the graduation rate at Massachusetts Maritime Academy?

Massachusetts Maritime Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 74% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy?

Massachusetts Maritime Academy reports a total enrollment of 1,488 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Massachusetts Maritime Academy?

The average net price at Massachusetts Maritime Academy is $26,661 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Massachusetts Maritime Academy?

Massachusetts Maritime Academy's yield rate is 38.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Massachusetts Maritime Academy located?

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts 02532-1803.

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