by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy was awarded 16 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Maritime is ranked #604 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Maritime held the #615 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Maritime also holds the #34 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
The acceptance rate at Massachusetts Maritime Academy is 89%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Maritime is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
At Maritime, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Massachusetts Maritime Academy is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Massachusetts Maritime Academy enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Maritime the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 69%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,538 undergraduates at Maritime with 1,494 being full-time and 44 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,013 | $4,618 | $5,181 | $22,261 | $31,605 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Maritime, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Maritime, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $10,859 a year. That adds up to $43,436 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
Contact details for Maritime are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 Academy Dr, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-1803 |
| Phone: | 508-830-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.maritime.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 85 | NA |
| Other Homeland Security | 85 | $55,702 |
| Marine Engineering | 59 | $100,024 |
| Marine Transportation | 49 | $84,187 |
| International Business | 47 | $54,741 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 32 | $50,931 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 19 | NA |
| Energy Systems Engineering | 16 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 9 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 164 students took at least one online class at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. This is a decrease from the 197 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 164 | 99 |
| 2021-2022 | 197 | 98 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,626 | 609 |
| 2018-2019 | 64 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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