Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Rankings

• #17 Best Engineering Colleges in California
• #23 Highest-Paying Colleges for Physical Sciences
• #23 Highest-Paying Colleges for Environmental Science
• #23 Highest-Paying Online Bachelor's Programs
• #23 Highest-Paying Online Master's Programs
• #29 Best Online Colleges in California
• #31 Highest-Paying Colleges for Business
• #31 Highest-Paying Colleges for Accounting

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Cal Poly Maritime Academy? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Based in Vallejo, California, Cal Poly Maritime Academy admits most of the students who apply; the acceptance rate is roughly 95%. The graduation rate is roughly 63%.

Acceptance Rate

95%

Retention Rate

77%

Full-Time Faculty

79%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$12,097

Student–Faculty Ratio

12:1

Diversity Index

0.70

First-Gen Students

20%

Applicants

756

Admitted

722

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Cal Poly Maritime Academy? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Cal Poly Maritime Academy is $22,544, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $20,555. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $13,552 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $24,965 in federal student loans.

In-State Tuition

$9,944

Out-of-State

$22,544

Avg Net Price

$20,555

Median Debt

$24,965

Pell Grant Rate

25%

Federal Loan Rate

39%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Cal Poly Maritime Academy — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Cal Poly Maritime Academy Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Cal Poly Maritime Academy earn a median of $94,784, well above the national average for bachelor's degree holders.

6 Years After Entry

$84,676

8 Years

$100,202

10 Years

$94,784

Debt-to-Earnings

0.26x

Earning > $25K

92%

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Federal Grants

$1,122,494

Investment Income

$461,903

Top Programs

The fields Cal Poly Maritime Academy awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Transportation 41% $112,175 early-career
• Engineering 16% $93,833 early-career
• Business & Marketing 16% $61,913 early-career
• Physical Sciences 6%
• Social Sciences 1% $56,313 early-career

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.