University

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

United States Military Academy is a U.S. undergraduate institution.

Institution type: Public
Campus setting: Small town
Application platforms: Direct application
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: Not available
Out-of-state tuition: Not available
Cost of attendance: Not available
Undergraduate enrollment: Not available

Website Admissions Financial aid

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

12.5%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 12,320 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

Majors

No majors reported yet.

Deadlines

Rolling · 2026–2027
Rolling admission — Service-academy applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; the official application must be completed by January 31, 2027.
https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essay data reported yet.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
No application fee is listed for the federal service-academy application.
https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php
Recommendation letters · Required
Value: Required
Candidate applications require school and evaluator recommendations as specified in the academy checklist.
https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php
Personal essay · Required
The service-academy candidate application includes required personal statements and essays.
https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php
Supplemental essays · Required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official institutional first-year admissions deadlines and process.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official institutional first-year application requirements.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 68%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 32%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 600 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 600 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 720 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 27 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

2022–2023 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

12.0%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 4,393 students; Official CDS B1 grand total undergraduate enrollment as of October 15, 2022.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 4,393 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate full-time enrollment.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 0 students; The official CDS B1 reports no part-time undergraduate students.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 12,559 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2022.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,501 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admitted students for Fall 2022.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 1,173 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrolled students for Fall 2022.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 70.4%; Official CDS C11 reports 70.4 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 10.7%; Official CDS C11 reports 10.7 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 10.6%; Official CDS C11 reports 10.6 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 4.5%; Official CDS C11 reports 4.5 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 2.7%; Official CDS C11 reports 2.7 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 0.6%; Official CDS C11 reports 0.6 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): 0.4%; Official CDS C11 reports 0.4 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): 0.1%; Official CDS C11 reports 0.1 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves this GPA range blank.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 4 GPA; Official CDS C12 reports an average high-school GPA of 4.0.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 62%; Official CDS C9 reports 62 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 38%; Official CDS C9 reports 38 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 610 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 610 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 27 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 7:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2022 student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1.

Source: United States Military Academy at West Point Common Data Set 2022-2023 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

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