United States Military Academy

West Point, NY · Public research
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Acceptance rate
12.4%
1,534 admitted
SAT · 50th
1330
Range 1210–1420
6-yr grad
87.0%
Retention 95.0%
Undergrads
4,473
6.22:1 S-F
Admissions
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12.4%
1,534 admitted
from 12,320 apps
Applications12,320
Overall admit rate12.4%
Enrolled1,195 · 77.9% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Interview, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Demonstrated interest, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1330
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1210–1420 · 68.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W600660710
Math600670720
Comp121013301420
ACT
255075
Comp273133
Cost & aid
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tuition not reported
Academics
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6.22 : 1
student-faculty ratio
95.0% retention
Student-faculty6.22 : 1
Retention95.0%
4-year graduation84.3%
6-year graduation87.0%
Enrollment
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4,473
undergraduates
16 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates4,473
First-year1,195
Transfer0
Full-time100%
Female22%
International (freshmen)16
Rankings
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#3
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Mechanical (Bachelor/Master)#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Civil (Bachelor/Master)#526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#1026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#7826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferencePatriot League8
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
ForbesNew Public Ivy—
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Admissions URLhttps://www.westpoint.edu
Admissions emailadmissions@westpoint.edu
Admissions phone938-4041
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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United States Nava…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
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Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — United States Military Academy

8 years of United States Military Academy's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.