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United States Military Academy: cost, admission and results

United States Military Academy is a public college in West Point, New York. It has about 4,408 undergraduate students. It admits 12% of applicants.

At a glance

  • 12%Admission rate
  • 86%Graduation rate
Location
West Point, New York 10996
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Town near a city
Undergraduate students
4,408
Students per teacher
6 to 1
Accredited by
EXEMPT
Website
westpoint.edu

Getting in

United States Military Academy admits 12% of those who apply, which makes it among the most selective in the country. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1355 out of 1600 (midpoints: 650 in reading and writing, 670 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 31 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$0

International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeNY medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year95%79%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)86%50%49%

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in New York and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

0% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 0% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 22% women and 78% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 55 of the 254 colleges in New York on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,272.

What is not reported

The College Scorecard has no figure for a net price, earnings of former students or loan debt at United States Military Academy. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of United States Military Academy?

United States Military Academy admits 12% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at United States Military Academy?

Published tuition and fees are $0 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of United States Military Academy?

86% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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