United States Military Academy Overview

United States Military Academy is a public institution located in West Point, New York. The location of West Point is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is United States Military Academy Known For?

• Students at West Point may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 7 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at West Point.
• In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from West Point to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is United States Military Academy?

Contact details for West Point are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	606 Thayer Rd, West Point, NY 10996
Phone:	845-938-4011
Website:	www.westpoint.edu

How Do I Get Into West Point?

You can apply to West Point online at: https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/steps-to-admission

Admission Requirements for West Point

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into West Point?

If you plan to apply to West Point, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 11%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 76% of accepted students are men and 24% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 12%, and the acceptance rate for women is 9%.

Average Test Scores

About 78% of students accepted to West Point submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 700. Math scores were between 600 and 740.

West Point received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 32. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

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United States Military Academy Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,594 full-time undergraduates at West Point, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of United States Military Academy students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	391
Black or African American	591
Hispanic or Latino	560
White	2,853
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	144

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at United States Military Academy. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at West Point. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mongolia, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ahodges7 under License

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