2004

Applicants and Nominees
Total Applicants (includes nominees)	10,296
Number of applicants with an official nomination	4,292
Nominees qualified scholastically, medically and in physical aptitude	1,867
Offers of admission	1,520
Admitted	1,224

SAT and ACT Scores
Score Ranges	Verbal	Math
>700 (31-36)	20%	35%
600-699 (26-30)	54%	53%
<600 (<26)	26%	12%

Rank in High School Class
First fifth	76 %
Second fifth	18 %
Third fifth	5 %
Fourth fifth	1 %
Fifth fifth	0 %

School Honors and Activities	Percent
Student body/council/government President or Vice President	11 %
Class President or Vice President	11 %
School club President or Vice President	28 %
School publication staff	22 %
National Honor Society	58 %
Varsity Athletics	88 %
Varsity letter winner	82 %
Dramatics, public speaking, debating	86 %
Leader of musical group	11 %
Eagle Scout/Gold Award	11 %
Boys/Girls State or Nation	17 %
Reserve Officer Training Programs	10 %
Sea Cadets	2 %

Previous College and Prep School

The Class of 2004 includes 27% percent (335 from college and post-high school preparatory programs) which include:

177 from Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, RI (13 having previously attended college)
1 from Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training (BOOST) in Newport, RI
26 from Nuclear Power School Program in Goose Creek, SC (four having previously attended college)
65 from private preparatory schools (six having previously attended college and 59 from preparatory schools under the sponsorship of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, Inc.).
66 additional students have completed at least six months of study at a college or university (14 from colleges under the sponsorship of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, Inc.)

Military Background

108 midshipmen previously served as enlisted members of the Navy (80) or Marine Corps (28). This figure includes 27 who entered directly from Fleet Service (16 USN and 11 USMC), one from BOOST, 26 from the Nuclear Power School and 54 from NAPS (37 USN and 17 USMC).

Geographical Distribution

Midshipmen were admitted from every state in the nation. The Class of 2004 also includes eleven inter- national students from the following countries: Bulgaria, Honduras, Jamaica, Korea, Lithuania, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

Minorities and Women

The Class of 2004 includes 18% (223) minority midshipmen with ethnic backgrounds as follows:

African Americans (72)
Hispanics (88)
Asian Americans (49)
Native Americans (14)

The Class of 2004 includes 17% (203) women

Sons and Daughters of Alumni

The Class of 2004 includes 52 sons and 5 daughters of Naval Academy alumni (4.7 percent of the class).