Class of 1978 – Who We Were

College Board Scores

Score RangeVerbalMath
700 – 8004%24%
600 – 69930%53%
500 – 59949%21%
400 – 49916%2%
300 – 3991%0%
Mean Scores564643

American College Testing Program Scores

Score RangeEnglishMath
30 – 365%41%
25 – 2931%52%
20 – 2454%6%
15 – 1910%1%
2 – 140%0%
Mean Scores2329

High School Class Rank

First Fifth73%
Second Fifth19%
Third Fifth6%
Fourth Fifth2%

School Honors and Activities

Class President or Vice President15%
School Club President or Vice President31%
School Publication Staff24%
National Honor Society48%
Varsity Athletics77%
Varsity Letter Winners68%
Dramatics, Public Speaking, Debating44%
Leader of Musical Group9%
Eagle Scout12%
Boys State of Boys Nation19%
ROTC, NROTC OF AFROTC10%

Other Data Points

Class Demographics – class included 90 black midshipman and 88 midshipman of American Indian, Hispanic and Asian descent.
Geographic Distribution – class included Midshipman from every state and the District of Columbia plus one Midshipman from Peru, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Haiti
Previous College Experience – Eight percent of the class had at least one semester of college
Sons of Alumni – the class included 68 sons of Alumni (see Legacies page)