known as Annapolis
Institution for the training of commissioned officers for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps .
It was founded at Annapolis, Md., in 1845 and reorganized in 1850–51. Women were first admitted in 1976. Graduates are awarded the degree of bachelor of science and a commission as ensign in the Navy or as second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Annapolis has produced many notable Americans, including George Dewey , Richard E. Byrd , Chester Nimitz , William F. Halsey, Jr. , A.A. Michelson , Hyman Rickover , Jimmy Carter , Ross Perot , and several astronauts.