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IPEDS ID: 197036
OPE ID: 00289300
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United States Military Academy
606 Thayer Rd, West Point, New York 10996
General information:  (845) 938-4011
Website:  www.westpoint.edu/
Type:  4-year, Public
Awards offered:  Bachelor's degree
Campus setting:  Town: Fringe
Campus housing:  Yes
Student population:  4,473 (all undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:  6 to 1
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Admissionswww.westpoint.edu/admissions
Apply Onlinewww.westpoint.edu/admissions/steps-to-admission
Net Price Calculatorwww.westpoint.edu/parents
Disability Serviceswww.westpoint.edu/
Mission Statement
  www.westpoint.edu/about
Special Learning Opportunities
Study abroad
Undergraduate research (co-curricula)
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Placement services for completers
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services, Fall 2023
3% or less
Carnegie Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students' federally guaranteed loans may be deferred while enrolled.
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2024Full timePart time
Total faculty2453
Instructional2453
Research and public service00
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
open-close Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
  • No detailed yearly expense data available.
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
  • No alternative tuition plans are offered by this institution.
  • Does not participate in Promise program
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  • Data not available.
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open-close Enrollment
Fall 2024
Total enrollment (all undergraduate)4,473
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment0
Attendance StatusStudent Gender
Attendance Status: Full-time: 100% Part-time: 0%Student Gender: Male: 78% Female: 22%
Student Race/ethnicity
Student Race/ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native: 1% Asian: 12% Black or African American: 9% Hispanic/Latino: 11% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1% White: 63% Two or more races: 1% Race/ethnicity unknown: 1% U.S. Nonresident: 1%
Undergraduate Student AgeUndergraduate Student Residence
Undergraduate Student Age: 24 and under: 99% 25 and over: 1% Age unknown: 0%Undergraduate Student Residence: In-state: 7% Out-of-state: 92% Foreign countries: 1% Unknown: 0%
  • Age data are reported for Fall 2023.
  • Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status: Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 0% Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0% Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 100%
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Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2024
TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants12,3208,5493,771
Percent admitted12%14%10%
Percent admitted who enrolled78%79%74%
Admissions ConsiderationsRequired to be consideredNot required, but consideredNot considered
Secondary school GPAX
Secondary school rankX
Secondary school recordX
Completion of college-preparatory programX
RecommendationsX
Formal demonstration of competenciesX
Work experienceX
Personal statement or essayX
Legacy statusNot applicableX
Admission test scoresRequired to be consideredNot required, but considered (Test Optional)Not considered (Test Blind)
SAT / ACTX
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)X
English Proficiency TestX
Test Scores: Fall 2024 (enrolled first-time students)
Students submitting scoresNumberPercent
SAT81768%
ACT37832%
Test Scores25th Percentile*50th Percentile** (median)75th Percentile***
NOTES:
*   25% of students scored at or below
**  50% of students scored above and 50% scored below (i.e., midpoint of the test score distribution)
*** 25% of students scored above
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600660710
SAT Math600670720
ACT Composite273133
ACT English263234
ACT Math262932
  • Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
  • Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission. If an institution reports less than 5 students for any of the test scores, percentiles are not reported.
  • All applicants must meet specific requirements specified by public law to be considered for admission to West Point. Applicants will be evaluated on academic performance, the ability to demonstrate leadership potential, and physical aptitude.
open-close Retention and Graduation Rates
First-to-Second Year Retention Rates

Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor's degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.

Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Student retention: Full-time students: 95%
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2023 and Returned in Fall 2024
Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate

The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.

Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution without completing at the current institution.

Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate. At this institution, 95 percent of entering students were counted as "full-time, first-time" in 2024.

Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2018
Overall graduation rate: Overall graduation rate: 87% (*) Transfer-out rate:
Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
  • (*) Not all institutions report transfer-out rates.
Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rates

Bachelor’s degree graduation rates measure the percentage of entering students beginning their studies full-time and are planning to get a bachelor’s degree and who complete their degree program within a specified amount of time.

Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's degree rate: [Began in Fall 2016] 4-year: 85% 6-year: 88% 8-year: 88% [Began in Fall 2018] 4-year: 84% 6-year: 87%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time and Began in Fall 2016 or Fall 2018
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees: Male: 87% Female: 88%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2018 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees: American Indian or Alaska Native: 89% Asian: 91% Black or African American: 77% Hispanic/Latino: 85% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0% White: 89% Two or more races: 86% Race/ethnicity unknown: 71% U.S. Nonresident: 100%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2018 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
open-close Outcome Measures
  • Alternative measures of student success are reported by degree-granting institutions to describe the outcomes of degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are not only first-time, full-time students, but also part-time attending and non-first-time (transfer-in) students. These measures are also reported for students receiving Pell grants and those students that do not receive Pell grants. These measures provide the 8-year award-completion rates by award level (certificates, associate's and bachelor degrees) after entering an institution. For students who did not earn any undergraduate award after 8-years of entry, the enrollment statuses are reported as either still enrolled at the institution, or subsequently transferred out of the institution. Unlike the Graduation Rates data, all reporting institutions must report on their transfer outs regardless if the institution has a mission that provides substantial transfer preparation.
FULL-TIME, FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2016-17
Award and enrollment rate: Received a Bachelor's degree: 88% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 0%
  • Institution only reported students who did not receive Pell Grants in 2016-17
open-close Programs/Majors
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2023-2024
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramBachelor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African Studies1
East Asian Studies0
European Studies/Civilization2
Latin American Studies0
Near and Middle Eastern Studies5
Russian Studies1
Category total9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General29
Category total29
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General43
Category total43
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General41
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance10
Information Technology4
Category total55
Engineering
Chemical Engineering18
Civil Engineering, General35
Electrical and Electronics Engineering19
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering10
Mechanical Engineering84
Nuclear Engineering21
Operations Research9
Systems Engineering62
Category total258
Engineering/Engineering-related Technologies/Technicians
Chemical Engineering Technology/Technician1
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians0
Engineering/Industrial Management57
Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician0
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician0
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician0
Category total58
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General8
Category total8
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Arabic Language and Literature6
Chinese Language and Literature6
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other6
French Language and Literature7
German Language and Literature1
Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics2
Portuguese Language and Literature2
Russian Language and Literature5
Spanish Language and Literature6
Category total41
History
American History (United States)1
History, Other12
Military History7
Category total20
Legal Professions and Studies
Legal Studies56
Category total56
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics, General6
Mathematics, Other0
Statistics, Other10
Category total16
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
Military Applied Sciences, Other50
Space Systems Operations15
Category total65
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Cognitive Science, General17
Systems Science and Theory30
Category total47
Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Science18
Category total18
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Exercise Science and Kinesiology14
Category total14
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy9
Category total9
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General19
Physics, General14
Category total33
Psychology
Applied Psychology26
Industrial and Organizational Psychology27
Category total53
Social Sciences
American Government and Politics (United States)17
Economics, General75
Geographic Information Science and Cartography39
Geography23
International Relations and Affairs59
Sociology, General27
Category total240
Grand total1,072
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Educational Benefits, 2023-2024
  • Institution did not award educational benefits in 2013-14.
open-close Varsity Athletic Teams
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Middle States Commission on Higher EducationAccredited since ((!)07/01/1949)01/01/2028
  • (!) Estimated date
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/132772.
open-close Campus Security and Safety
  • The United States Military Academy (USMA), United State Naval Academy (USNA), and United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) fall under the Department of Defense, not the Department of Education. Consequently, these Military Service Academies do not participate in the Title IV student aid programs and are not subject to the Clery Act. However, under the National Defense Authorization Act, they are mandated to report information about efforts to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and sexual assault at the military academies directly to Congress. This comprehensive report, the Department of Defense's Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies, includes data on reported incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets and midshipmen. You can access past copies of the report at http://www.sapr.mil/index.php/annual-reports.
open-close Cohort Default Rates
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
  • This institution is not found on the current Federal loan default rates database. Cohort Default Rate (CDR) data are not included when number of borrowers entering repayment includes 10 or fewer borrowers for all 3 cohort years.