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United States Military Academy at West Point

#4 in Top Public Universities in America
  • A+
    Overall Grade
  • 4 Year
  • West Point, NY
  • 292 reviews
    A+
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Academics
      A+
    2. Value
      A+
    3. Diversity
      B+
    4. Campus
      C-
    5. Athletics
      C
    6. Party Scene
      C-
    7. Professors
      A
    8. Location
      C-
    9. Dorms
      C
    10. Campus Food
      B-
    11. Student Life
      C
    12. Safety
      A+
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    West Point is an elite public college located in Highlands, New York. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 4,491 undergraduate students. Admissions is extremely competitive as the West Point acceptance rate is only 10%. Popular majors include Business, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering. West Point graduates 86% of its students.
    About United States Military Academy at West Point...
    Athletic Division
    —
    Athletic Conference
    Division I-A Independents
    Address
    646 Swift Road
    West Point, NY 10996
    Branch of
    United State Military Academies
    Website
    usma.edu

    United States Military Academy at West Point Rankings

    Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

    Admissions

    Acceptance Rate
    10%
    Application Deadline
    February 28
    SAT Range
    1180-1400
    ACT Range
    23-28
    Application Fee
    $0
    SAT/ACT
    Required
    High School GPA
    Recommended
    Early Decision/Early Action
    No

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    Cost

    Net Price
    $0/ year
    National
    $15,523
    Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
    Average Total Aid Awarded
    —
    National
    $7,535
    Students Receiving Financial Aid
    —

    Academics

    Professors
    A
    Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
    Student Faculty Ratio
    7:1
    Evening Degree Programs
    No
    86%
    of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.21 responses
    67%
    of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.21 responses
    33%
    of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.21 responses

    Majors

    Most Popular Majors
    • Business
      91 Graduates
    • Mechanical Engineering
      72 Graduates
    • Systems Engineering
      70 Graduates
    • Engineering
      68 Graduates
    • Economics
      63 Graduates
    • History
      47 Graduates
    • Military Science
      42 Graduates
    • Civil Engineering
      33 Graduates
    • Information Science
      32 Graduates
    • Biology
      31 Graduates

    Students

    Full-Time Enrollment
    4,491Undergrads
    Part-Time Undergrads
    0
    Undergrads Over 25
    1%
    Pell Grant
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    Varsity Athletes
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    Poll
    What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
    Based on 13 responses
    Report
    • Accels in everything
      31%
    • Cadet
      31%
    • Alpha male
      15%
    • Excels in everything
      15%
    • All of the above
      8%

    Campus Life

    Freshmen Live On-Campus
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    Poll
    100%
    of students say they don't have Greek life.18 responses
    Poll
    58%
    of students say varsity sports are a big part of campus life.31 responses
    Poll
    What one word or phrase best describes your school?
    Based on 14 responses
    Report
    • Strict
      64%
    • Fast-paced
      14%
    • Every day Leadership Lab
      7%
    • Lack of common sense
      7%
    • Strict
      7%

    After College

    Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
    —
    National
    $33,028
    Graduation Rate
    86%
    National
    49%
    Employed 2 Years After Graduation
    —
    National
    83%
    91%
    of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.11 responses
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    United States Military Academy at West Point Reviews

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    A big misconception is that West Point fosters development greater than most other colleges, academically, physically, etc. I don’t think West Point actually has a huge role in any of this as designed. There’s a ton of tedium and pains with the Academy, its organization, and its output to its students. The campus is holistically boring, and the days and weeks absolutely grind by. Nonetheless, I owe the extent of my growth partially in reaction. I’m reluctant to say any of this is intentional and systematically developed by West Point. True, it presents you with monumental challenges that you have to overcome, but I feel as though the unintentional challenges shaped me more than any of the actual formulated challenges (summers, big papers, etc). To write off the absolutely depressing and completely miserable atmosphere as a tool to develop leaders is misleading. West Point is *an* option, but the same effect can be done without the level of unadulterated wretchedness unique to it.
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    Superb education, mission, campus, student body, faculty and military and physical programs! Duty Honor Country permeates every aspect of this leadership development experience like no other. Demands commitment, focus, and effort. Mission is to develop leaders of character for the Army and Nation. If you are about service to the Nation in the Armed Forces there is no better option no bigger challenge! Go Army!
    The United States Military Academy offers a professional atmosphere to obtain a bachelors of science in a variety of different undergraduate degrees. In addition to the academic schedules cadets are mandated to participate in intramural or NCAA sports teams to build comradery throughout the school.
    Cadets receive additional instruction on professionalism that will directly be applied to their time in the military and civilian life upon leaving the Army.
    Summer training is action packed with a diverse opportunities to conduct military training, attend internships world wide, or conduct immersion trips traveling to foreign cultures.