Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States, 2 Nobel Prize recipients, and 73 Medal of Honor recipients. Over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates, including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars. astronauts have graduated from the Naval Academy, more than from any other undergraduate institution. The list is drawn from graduates, non-graduate former Midshipmen, current Midshipmen, and faculty of the Naval Academy. The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering. Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system. Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force. Navy and Marine Corps officers, with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps. During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis, while sports media refer to the Academy as "Navy" and the students as "Midshipmen" this usage is officially endorsed.
The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846. The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Distinguished Academy Alumni Traditional hat toss at the graduation ceremony at the United States Naval Academy Logo of the Naval Academy