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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
$21,582
+$2.8k 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.

IPEDS
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.

IPEDS
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

32.1pp gap
Pell recipients
44%11 of 25
Non-Pell (all)
76%283 of 372
Subsidized loan, no Pell
29%18 of 62
No Federal Aid
85%265 of 310

Non-Pell students graduate at a 32.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,757
$30–48k$9,051
$48–75k$10,547
$75–110k$15,557
$110k+$27,367

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

Avg net price
$21,582
+$2,808vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $18,774
Federal loans
80.7%
In-state tuition
$11,420
Out-of-state
$23,722

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 305 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $7.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
305
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,740,159 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

310 total completions
01Engineering
10132.6%
02Security/Protective
5618.1%
03Business
5317.1%
04Transportation
5116.5%
05Engineering Tech
278.7%
06Natural Resources
227.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,488
12-mo unduplicated
1,566
Undergraduate
1,473
Graduate
93

Gender split

Men
85%1,332
Women
15%234

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.8%
Hispanic
6.0%
Unknown
5.9%
Two or more
3.8%
Black
1.4%
Non-resident
1.4%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
444
345 M · 99 W
Women athletes
22.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$92K
$70K
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Football
125 M · —
$479K
Lacrosse
54 M · 23 W
$186K
Rowing
41 M · 12 W
$103K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
41 M · 12 W
$65K
Soccer
29 M · 24 W
$157K
Baseball
47 M · —
$206K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,362 students

3-year trend

1.302 yrs ago2.111 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Liquor02

    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.

    IPEDS
    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.

    IPEDS
    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$21,582Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
    		23%—1,478$10,864Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Eastern Connecticut State University
    		57%83.0%4,355$21,067Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    SUNY Maritime College
    		66%72.4%1,413$22,367Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Montana Technological University
    		58%91.1%1,702$16,481Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of the Virgin Islands
    		28%99.0%1,792$7,469Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median57%87.0%1,595$18,774

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Maritime's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Maritime Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Email
    admissions [at] maritime.edu
    Phone
    508-830-5000
    Address
    Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532, United States

    Institutional Research reflects the extent to which and the quality with which an institution achieves its expectations.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Megan Cunniff
      Director of Institutional Research

    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 $21,582 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.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Massachusetts Maritime Academy?

    Massachusetts Maritime Academy's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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