Institutional Accreditation

The United States Merchant Marine Academy is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000, https://www.msche.org. 

The Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS) is the official statement of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) about each institution's current accreditation status and scope of accreditation.  The SAS also provides a brief history of the actions taken by the Commission.  The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's SAS is publicly available on the MSCHE website at https://www.msche.org/institution/0419.

MSCHE provides opportunities for students, faculty, staff and members of the public to submit a number of different types of complaints related to member institutions.  Full information related to filing a complaint with the Commission is available at https://www.msche.org/complaints. 

Programmatic Accreditation

The United States Merchant Marine Academy has two degree programs accredited by ABET (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, but currently operating exclusively under the acronym).  ABET is located at 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-347-7700, https://www.abet.org.

The Marine Engineering Systems program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

The Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's current accreditation status, accredited programs, and date of next comprehensive reviews is available to the public at https://amspub.abet.org in the accredited programs search.

ABET will review all complaints from any source, including students, against either an accredited program or ABET itself.  More information about the ABET Complaint Process is available at https://www.abet.org/accreditation/get-accredited/complaints.