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Navy ROTC Scholarship & Colleges

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 9, 2021) Lt. j. g. Jonathan Tang, from Malvern, Penn., front, and Ensign Andrew Samaniego, from Redlands, Calif., monitor the distance of the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during dual carrier operations with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. The Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Groups are conducting dual carrier operations in the Indo-Pacific in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Drace Wilson)

Navy ROTC: Forged by the Sea of Leadership

The Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC) for the Navy is unique, in that its graduates are those who lead and serve as commissioned officers in three crucial components within the United States Navy: the Marine Corps, the Navy Nurse Corp, and the Navy’s unrestricted line.

Furthermore, only the best applicants are selected for the Navy ROTC Scholarship Program through a highly competitive national selection process.

Awardees receive full tuition, book stipends, educational fees and many other financial benefits while attending our country’s leading universities.

The Navy ROTC Program was established to develop midshipmen mentally, morally, and physically to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, and loyalty, and with the core values of honor, courage and commitment…

Navy ROTC Information

Navy ROTC (NROTC) is a multi-year program that runs alongside a student’s normal college or university program. NROTC students attend classes in Naval Science, participate in the Navy ROTC unit for drill, physical training, and learn the principles and ideals of a military officer.

During summer breaks, NROTC students participate in a variety of training activities. These range from a 6-week Marine Corps course, assignments to nuclear vessels, and assignments to aviation units.

These summer courses give students a glimpse of the career opportunities available once they commission. Additionally, summer training familiarizes Cadets with the military lifestyle.

All Navy ROTC students must select one of these three options:

Navy Option

Leads to post-graduation commissioning as a US Navy ensign in any of the various Naval warfare communities.

Marine Corps Option

Leads to post-graduation commissioning as a second lieutenant in the US Marine Corps.

Nurse Option

Leads to post-graduation commissioning in the US Navy as an ensign in the Navy Nursing Corps, a part of the Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine.

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Scholarship Information

There are many benefits offered by the National Scholarship. Check out the  National Scholarship Benefits page for more the full list. It also addresses what is NOT covered by the scholarship.

Ensure that you carefully review the Program Requirements, as some of them can be tricky and time-consuming to complete.

Then, familiarize yourself with the Scholarship Application Process. The online application is extensive and can take several hours to complete. 

The Navy ROTC website has offered an Application Information Checklist (PDF) to assist with the process of gathering information and ensuring that your application is complete.

If you have questions about filling out the application, or need assistance with doing so, there are coordinators available, which can be found using this resource: Locate a Coordinator.

Other Scholarship Opportunities

While the National Scholarship is highly competitive, there are other scholarship opportunities available to achieve your dream of becoming a commissioned officer. 

For the Navy only option, there is the Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Scholarship Program.

For the Marine Corps only option, there are two:

  1. Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarship
  2. General Pedro Del Valle Leadership Scholarship

There are also opportunities available with the NROTC Preparatory Scholarship Reservations (NPSR) Program.

 

Navy ROTC College List, by state

The following list contains the current military friendly colleges and schools that participate in Navy ROTC. Unique to the Navy is the Nurse Corps. The schools that offer Nursing programs are marked with (RN), while the schools that offer only the Nurse program are marked with (RN only).

The schools marked with (RN), or ones that are without marking, are those that can commission into the regular Navy and Marine Corps as well. However, there is one school that only commissions into the Navy.

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Alabama

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

University of Rochester

North Carolina

Duke University

North Carolina State University

University of North Carolina

Ohio

Miami University (RN)

Ohio State University

Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

Oregon

Oregon State University

Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania State University (RN)

University of Pennsylvania (RN)

Villanova University (RN)

South Carolina

The Citadel

University of South Carolina

Tennessee

University of Memphis

Vanderbilt University

Texas

Prairie View A&M University

Rice University

Texas A&M University

University of Texas (RN)

Utah

University of Utah

Vermont

Norwich University (RN)

Virginia

Hampton University

Norfolk State University

Old Dominion University

University of Virginia (RN)

Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Washington

University of Washington

Wisconsin

Marquette University (RN)

University of Wisconsin

 

Forge Your Future

Time is running out to drop your application for the 2022 cycle.

If your dream is to commission into the Navy or Marine Corps, do not let education stand in the way.

Jump on that application. It’s full speed ahead!

For more info on the Navy ROTC Scholarship program, you can go here.

 

(Image courtesy of Seaman Drace Wilson, published by the US Navy)

 

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