Military Colleges
2023 Military Colleges Overview
19 military colleges are active for academic year 2021-2022. A military college is an educational institution that provides education in a military environment to prepare candidates for service in the officer corps . There are four types of military schools exist - Federal Service Academies, Senior Military Colleges, State-supported Maritime Colleges and Universities, and Military Junior Colleges.
- Total 19 military colleges - 18 public and 1 private schools.
- The average tuition & fees of military colleges is $24,195. Virginia Military Institute has the highest tuition & fees of $49,722 and United States Merchant Marine Academy has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,008.
- The average SAT score of military colleges is 1,255. United States Air Force Academy has the highest SAT score of 1,349 and University of North Georgia has the lowest SAT score of 1,132.
- The average acceptance rate of military colleges is 53%. United States Naval Academy has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 8% and Massachusetts Maritime Academy has the highest acceptance rate of 90%.
- The average student population at military colleges is 8,904. Texas A & M University-College Station has the most students of 72,530 and Marion Military Institute has the small number of students of 314.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Military Colleges Comparison
| College Name | Military College Type | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Military Institute Marion, AL | Military Junior College | $15,538 | - | 1,200 | 45.4% | 314 | 35% | 11 to 1 |
| California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA | State-supported Maritime College/University | $18,996 | $17,994 | - | 82.1% | 925 | 68% | 12 to 1 |
| United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO | Federal Service Academy | - | - | 1,349 | 12.4% | 4,181 | 86% | 8 to 1 |
| United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT | Federal Service Academy | - | - | 1,295 | 19.3% | 1,049 | 92% | 7 to 1 |
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME | State-supported Maritime College/University | $30,042 | $14,740 | - | 57.7% | 888 | 72% | 9 to 1 |
| United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD | Federal Service Academy | - | - | 1,310 | 8.5% | 4,528 | 91% | 8 to 1 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA | State-supported Maritime College/University | $24,522 | $19,984 | - | 90.1% | 1,538 | 78% | 13 to 1 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | State-supported Maritime College/University | $12,048 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,296 | 23% | 12 to 1 |
| New Mexico Military Institute Roswell, NM | Military Junior College | $14,017 | - | - | 40.7% | 476 | 39% | 14 to 1 |
| SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY | State-supported Maritime College/University | $18,450 | $23,612 | 1,194 | 74.1% | 1,545 | 74% | 15 to 1 |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY | Federal Service Academy | $1,008 | - | 1,240 | 25.2% | 1,023 | 81% | 13 to 1 |
| United States Military Academy West Point, NY | Federal Service Academy | - | - | 1,320 | 10.7% | 4,594 | 84% | 7 to 1 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC | Senior Military College | $35,826 | $18,540 | - | 86.4% | 3,693 | 73% | 11 to 1 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | Senior Military College | $40,139 | $23,395 | 1,260 | 64.3% | 72,530 | 83% | 19 to 1 |
| Norwich University Northfield, VT | Senior Military College | $45,340 | $22,760 | - | 86.8% | 3,672 | 62% | 14 to 1 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | Senior Military College | $34,838 | $32,433 | 1,310 | 56.5% | 37,279 | 87% | 14 to 1 |
| Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA | Senior Military College | $49,722 | - | 1,190 | 63.9% | 1,652 | 74% | 10 to 1 |
| University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA | Senior Military College | $15,391 | $17,904 | 1,132 | 81.2% | 18,972 | 36% | 18 to 1 |
| Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA | Military Junior College | $7,043 | - | - | 0.0% | 7,014 | 28% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | - | $24,195 | $21,262 | 1,255 | 53.2% | 8,904 | 67% | 12 to 1 |