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SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·sunymaritime.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
+9.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,413
peer median 2,186
Avg net price
$22,367
+$5.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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About

The State University of New York Maritime College is a public maritime college in the Bronx, New York City. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1874, the SUNY Maritime College was the first college of its kind to be founded in the United States and is one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
1,769
1,769 candidates competed
Admitted
1,281
72.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
378
29.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
64%+9.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
31%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
66%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

11.9pp gap
Pell recipients
55%42 of 76
Non-Pell (all)
67%184 of 275
Subsidized loan, no Pell
72%67 of 93
No Federal Aid
64%117 of 182

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.9-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.

Of 17 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
17
Passing
8
47.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

17programs
  • Passing8 · 47.1%
  • No Data9 · 52.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
8
No data
9

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.

8
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+56.2%
$104,501 vs $66,899
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Bachelor Degree · Physical Sciences
+89.4%
$65,068 vs $34,350
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services Other
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+149.2%
$85,603 vs $34,350
Industrial Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+198.6%
$102,563 vs $34,350
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+209.1%
$106,186 vs $34,350
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+211.3%
$106,932 vs $34,350
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+213.7%
$107,749 vs $34,350
Marine Transportation
Bachelor Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
+237.2%
$115,831 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$41,000 debt · $104,501 earn
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Bachelor Degree · Physical Sciences
35%
$22,625 debt · $65,068 earn
Industrial Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
24%
$24,375 debt · $102,563 earn
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
24%
$25,500 debt · $107,749 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
23%
$25,000 debt · $106,932 earn
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
23%
$24,302 debt · $106,186 earn
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services Other
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
23%
$19,500 debt · $85,603 earn
Marine Transportation
Bachelor Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
21%
$24,825 debt · $115,831 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1952Next review Jan 2030

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on 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$11,726
$30–48k$17,577
$48–75k$20,721
$75–110k$23,634
$110k+$27,565

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

Avg net price
$22,367
+$5,142vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $17,225
Federal loans
38.8%
In-state tuition
$8,589
Out-of-state
$19,159

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 320 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $8.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
320
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,940,864 total
Direct Loans
$8.2M
961 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$1.2M
282 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.2M
472 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$824K
45 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.5M
143 loan awards
Grad PLUS$445K
19 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 368 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
368
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.6%
2017
2.6%
2018
2.2%
2019
0.5%
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 SUNY Maritime College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs12
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

347 total completions
01Business
11031.7%
02Engineering
10430.0%
03Transportation
10329.7%
04Natural Resources
205.8%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
102.9%
06Engineering Tech
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,413
12-mo unduplicated
1,597
Undergraduate
1,423
Graduate
174

Gender split

Men
87%1,387
Women
13%210

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.4%
Hispanic
18.7%
Black
6.0%
Unknown
4.5%
Two or more
3.2%
Asian
2.8%
Non-resident
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
339
270 M · 69 W
Women athletes
20.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$998K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$38K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Football
104 M ·
$230K
Lacrosse
53 M · 15 W
$257K
Soccer
34 M · 26 W
$118K
Baseball
38 M ·
$66K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
16 M · 8 W
$66K
Basketball
18 M ·
$82K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 1,350 students

3-year trend

5.182 yrs ago1.401 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

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
    Drugs01
    Liquor023

    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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    83

    SUNY Maritime College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SUNY Maritime College 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
    SubjectSUNY Maritime College
    64%1,413$22,367Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    60%95.0%837$20,555Baccalaureate
    57%63.3%10,039$10,867Baccalaureate
    59%54.1%971$23,414Baccalaureate
    74%94.7%1,488$21,582Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    52%84.0%1,988$18,701Baccalaureate
    54%75.7%3,781$15,016Baccalaureate
    42%92.1%3,459$15,268Baccalaureate
    38%89.0%3,056$17,225Baccalaureate
    39%91.5%2,186$15,939Baccalaureate
    55%81.3%2,733$14,164Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Peer group median55%86.5%2,186$17,225

    Institutions like SUNY Maritime College

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

    SUNY Maritime College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Phone
    1.718.409.7200
    Address
    6 Pennyfield Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465

    The mission of the Office of Institutional Research is to provide comprehensive, accurate, and timely information and data analysis to support strategic planning, decision-making, resource allocation, and assessment efforts to support the college’s mission of educating dynamic leaders for the global maritime industry.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Capt. Mark Woolley
      Contact person for Institutional Research

    Common Data Set

    SUNY Maritime College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

    Source publications

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about SUNY Maritime College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SUNY Maritime College.

    What is the graduation rate at SUNY Maritime College?

    SUNY Maritime College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend SUNY Maritime College?

    SUNY Maritime College reports a total enrollment of 1,413 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at SUNY Maritime College?

    The average net price at SUNY Maritime College is $22,367 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at SUNY Maritime College?

    SUNY Maritime College's yield rate is 29.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is SUNY Maritime College located?

    SUNY Maritime College is located in Throggs Neck, New York 10465-4198.

    Who runs Institutional Research at SUNY Maritime College?

    SUNY Maritime College'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.
    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.
    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.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    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.
    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.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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