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History at United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy graduates about 40 history majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 95th of 692 schools we score for history, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 68 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 46% of the schools we've counted.

78/100Strong#95 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year404% of the class
Courses in the catalog68more than 46% of schools
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1440whole school

Around United States Naval Academy

Noon formation at Bancroft Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA. A
Noon formation USNA Bancroft Hall MD2Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Panorama of Bancroft Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. (Apr. 26, 2011) --
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Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder offers remarks during his retirement ceremony held in
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Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Nimitz Library, Greenfield Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 11 · Dorm 7 · Athletics 4 · Library 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. The Ohio State University 78
  2. University at Buffalo–SUNY 78
  3. University of California San Diego 78
  4. University of Maryland Baltimore County 78
  5. Texas Christian University 78
  6. University of California, Santa Cruz 77
  7. Binghamton University–SUNY 77
  8. University of Georgia 77

Other strong majors at United States Naval Academy

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares United States Naval Academy with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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