Academics

Question 1

What is cyber security at USNA?

Answer 1

The mission of the Center for Cyber Security Studies is to enhance the education of midshipmen in all areas of cyber warfare. All midshipmen are required to pass two cyber courses in order to graduate.

Question 2

Who is Hopper Hall named after?

Answer 2

RADM Grace Hopper, pioneer of computer programming. Hopper Hall is the first building named for a female at any service academy.

Question 3

Who is the Director of the Center for Cyber Security Studies?

Answer 3

CAPTAIN Paul Tortora, ‘89 USN (ret), was the first Chair of the new Cyber Science Department at the United States Naval Academy.

Question 4

USNA Aerospace Engineering Department

Answer 4

Ranked the #5 Best Undergraduate Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Program in the 2021 U.S. News & World College Ranking Report, the Aerospace Engineering Department offers an exciting program. The program is structured to produce naval officers who will meet the technical and leadership challenges of serving in such areas as naval aviation, space, and research.

Question 5

What is IPO?

Answer 5

International Programs Office

Question 6

What is the mission of IPO?

Answer 6

To enhance the globalization of midshipman education by seeking and creating opportunities that contribute to midshipman knowledge regarding strategically important geographic regions and proficiency in foreign languages as defined by Navy leadership.

Question 7

What are the seven language immersion programs?

Answer 7

Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Question 8

Who is the current Director of IPO?

Answer 8

Mr. Paul Fujimara
Paul served as a Navy pilot including a combat tour in Desert Storm before joining the State Department and then worked for TSA.

Question 9

IPO: how many midshipmen were able to study abroad in CY24-25, and what was the cost per mid?

Answer 9

422 mids, at a cost of roughly $10k each. The goal is to send 500 midshipmen abroad annually.

Question 10

How much private funding is needed each year for IPO?

Answer 10

$4.5 million a year

Question 11

What is the Center for Academic Excellence? (CAE)

Answer 11

The Class of 1963 Center for Academic Excellence (CAE), endowed by J. Ronald Terwilliger ’63 and Classmates, offers academic support programs for all midshipmen seeking to improve their academic performance.

Question 12

How many midshipmen use the CAE?

Answer 12

98% of the Brigade use it at least once in their 4 years.

74% of the Brigade uses it each year.

Over 1,000 midshipmen use CAE each week.

Question 13

What is Project-Based Learning?

Answer 13

This yearlong process gives U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen real-life experience in teamwork, problem-solving, and designing their own experiments.

For first class mids, this culminates at Capstone Day.

Question 14

What is the make-up of USNA faculty?

Answer 14

-50/50 split between military and civilian instructors
-600 total
-student-faculty ratio 8:1

Question 15

How many majors are there at USNA?

Answer 15

26 majors

Question 16

What % of the Brigade, by law, must major in STEM majors?

Answer 16

65%

Question 17

What degree is conferred upon all graduates, regardless of major?

Answer 17

Bachelor of Science

Question 18

How many schools are within USNA and what are they?

Answer 18

Three.

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Math and Science
School of Engineering, Computing, and Weapons

Question 19

How many division are within USNA and what are they?

Answer 19

Division of Professional Development (sailing, seamanship and navigation, waterfront readiness)

Division of Leadership Education and Development (ELD, LEL, Capstone, Protocol and Ettiquette)