I'm researching different military academies and I'm interested in the Naval Academy's student population. How big is the student body there compared to others?
The United States Naval Academy, located in Annapolis, Maryland, is one of the smaller federal service academies in terms of student body size. As of the 2024-2025 academic year, it has approximately 4,500 midshipmen enrolled. This includes students from all four of the undergraduate class years.
In comparison, the United States Military Academy (West Point) has a similar enrollment size, whereas the United States Air Force Academy tends to have a slightly larger student body with around 4,200 to 4,400 cadets. The Coast Guard Academy, on the other hand, is considerably smaller, with an average enrollment of about 1,000 cadets.
The smallest of all the federal service academies is the United States Merchant Marine Academy with an enrollment of approximately 950 midshipmen. So, in the grand scheme of things, the Naval Academy falls in the middle - not the biggest, but not the smallest either.
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