United States Naval Academy

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The United States Naval Academy is a prestigious federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland, that educates and commissions officers for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
federal service academy
military academy
academicProgramLength four-year undergraduate program
accreditation Middle States Commission on Higher Education
admissionRequirement congressional or service-connected nomination
admissionType highly selective
affiliation United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
athleticAffiliation NCAA Division I
athleticConference Patriot League
campusSize about 338 acres
campusType waterfront campus
commissioningOutcome officers in the U.S. Marine Corps
officers in the U.S. Navy
country United States of America
degreeGranted Bachelor of Science
footballConference American Athletic Conference
foundedAs Naval School
founder George Bancroft
foundingDate 1845-10-10
governanceStructure military-style chain of command
governedBy Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy
hasComponent Brigade of Midshipmen
hostsEvent Army–Navy Game (on a rotating basis, not on campus)
locatedIn Annapolis, Maryland
Maryland
United States
mascot Bill the Goat
motto Ex Scientia Tridens
mottoEnglish From Knowledge, Sea Power
mottoLanguage Latin
nickname The Yard
notableRival United States Air Force Academy
United States Military Academy
operatedBy United States Department of the Navy
overseenBy Chief of Naval Operations
primaryFocus engineering and technical education
leadership development
officer training
primaryMission educate and commission officers for the U.S. Marine Corps
educate and commission officers for the U.S. Navy
recognizedAs one of the five U.S. federal service academies
schoolColors navy blue and gold
serviceObligation active duty military service after graduation
shortName Naval Academy
USNA
studentBodyDesignation midshipmen
studentCompensation midshipmen receive pay
tuition tuition-free for midshipmen

Referenced by (65)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Albert A. Michelson
Chester W. Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Don McGahn ("United States Naval Academy Preparatory School")
Ernest King
Frank Jack Fletcher
George Dewey
Jim Lovell
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
John McCain III
Marc A. Mitscher
Merian C. Cooper
Michael J. Smith
Thomas Stafford
Wesley L. McDonald
William C. McCool
William D. Leahy
William S. Benson
William Sims
William T. Sampson
William T. Sampson
educatedAt
Jim Lovell
Raymond A. Spruance
Raymond A. Spruance
William Halsey Jr.
education
Navy Midshipmen ("USNA")
United States Naval Academy ("USNA")
United States Naval Academy ("Naval Academy")
shortName
Bull Halsey
Ernest King
almaMater
Bill the Goat
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
associatedWith
Albert A. Michelson
Brian VanDeMark
employer
Bill the Goat ("United States Naval Academy traditions")
Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy ("United States Naval Academy campus")
partOf
Raymond A. Spruance ("United States Naval Academy class of 1907")
academyClass
John McCain III
attended
Navy Midshipmen ("United States Naval Academy campus in Annapolis")
campus
Roger Staubach
collegeAttended
Officer Candidates School ("U.S. Naval Academy Marine Option")
commissioningSourcesServed
Anne Arundel County
contains
Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)
distinctFrom
Navy Midshipmen
foundedBy
United States Naval Academy ("Brigade of Midshipmen")
hasComponent
Annapolis
hasInstitution
Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges ("United States Naval Academy (men’s rowing program)")
hasMember
George Bancroft
helpedEstablish
Navy Goat
homeInstitution
Annapolis Conference
hostVenue
United States Armed Forces education system
includesInstitution
Annapolis
knownFor
Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy
locatedIn
Bill the Goat ("United States Naval Academy Athletic Association")
maintainedBy
Navy Goat
mascotOf
Patriot League
memberInstitution
Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy
operatedBy
Army–Navy Game ("United States Naval Academy athletic department")
organizingInstitution
Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy
ownedBy
Army–Navy Game
participant
United States Merchant Marine Academy
peerInstitution
Navy Midshipmen
represents
Bill the Goat ("United States Naval Academy folklore")
subjectOf

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