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United States Military Academy

A reach for almost every applicant, including very strong ones.

West Point, NY4,508 students
Acceptance Rate
12%
highly selective
Median SAT
1,315
Middle 50%: 1200–1430
Net Price After Aid
$0
Graduation Rate
85%
6-year, full-time

United States Military Academy is a public institution in West Point, NY with an acceptance rate of 12% and 4,508 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1200–1430 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.57. The average net price after financial aid is $0 per year.

About United States Military Academy

A public 4-year town university in West Point, NY.

United States Military Academy campus
Campus · West Point

United States Military Academy is a college in West Point, NY. It enrolls roughly 4,508 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 12%. Admitted students typically score between 1200 and 1430 on the SAT.

U.S. Service SchoolsTownPublic4-yearEngineering
Acceptance Rate
12%
Highly Selective
Total Enrollment
4,508
Medium
Retention
96%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
85%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
12%
12 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.57
Average across admitted students

United States Military Academy is a reach school for the average admitted student profile. A reach for almost every applicant, including very strong ones.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1200 to 1430
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.57 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into United States Military Academy. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,2001,430
1,315
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2833
31
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.57
average

Application requirements

  • SAT/ACT required

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at United States Military Academy after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $0
Average net price after aid
$0
After grants and scholarships
Pell Grant Recipients
—
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
—
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at United States Military Academy concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
7:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Engineering
24% of degrees awarded
Retention
96%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends United States Military Academy. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White29%
  • Asian5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races29%
  • International27%

Gender

  • Female22%
  • Male78%
International
57%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
4,508

Outcomes after graduation

What United States Military Academy graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
—
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
85%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
—
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
—
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$0/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

A 85% graduation rate puts United States Military Academy in the top tier nationally.

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