To apply for admission to the United States Naval Academy, a potential student must meet seven requirements. The applicant must be a United States citizen who is at least 17 years old, but not older than 23 years old. She must also be unmarried, not pregnant, without any children and what the Naval Academy considers "of good moral character."
Additionally, she has to receive a nomination from an approved source, which include U.S. senators, representatives and delegates, the president and vice president, active and reserve Navy and Marine Corps, and reserve officers training corps united. Nominations may also come from children of deceased or disabled veterans or the children of those who have earned Medals of Honor. According to the Naval Academy's website, approximately 4,000 nominations are granted each year, but only 1,500 of those receive appointments.
The United States Naval Academy does not have a minimum GPA to apply; however, it prefers a candidate to be in the top 20 percent of his graduating class. Class rank, GPA and the rigor of the applicant's high school are all deemed important, according to "The Princeton Review."
The Naval Academy lists recommended high school classes that could improve chances of being accepted to the college. These classes include four years of math and English, one year each of chemistry and physics, two years of a foreign language, one year each of United States and European history and introductory typing and computer courses.
The applicant must also either take the SAT-I or ACT test in high school.
Each Naval Academy applicant must pass a physical fitness test and electronically submit her scores. The test includes a one-mile run, a shuttle run, crunches, push-ups, a kneeling basketball throw and pull-ups (or a flexed-arm hang if she doesn't succeed at pull-ups). At minimum, men should be able to complete a 1 1/2-mile run in 10 minutes and 40 seconds, while women need to clock in at 12 minutes and 40 second. Men must be able to do 40 push-ups in two minutes and women must do 18. Each gender must complete 65 sit-ups in two minutes.
The fitness assessment can be given by anyone with a physical education degree, a blue and gold officer or an active duty officer.
Each applicant must pass a medical examination. The examination requirement's are the same for each branch of the military and all applicable universities, according to the Naval Academy's website.
Many medical conditions can disqualify a candidate, including poor eyesight and asthma. If the applicant finds he's been disqualified due a medical condition, the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board will automatically consider him for a waiver.