United States Military Academy

West Point, NY · Public · www.westpoint.edu/ ↗

United States Military Academy is a public college in West Point, New York, set in a town on the fringe of an urban area. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 4,408 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Mechanical Engineering, Economics, and Military Applied Sciences.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Public universities in New York

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Mechanical Engineering · Economics

United States Military Academy at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
4,408
Similar schools: 5,632
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
12.4%
Similar schools: 83.6%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
86.2%
Similar schools: 51.6%
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
94.6%
Similar schools: 76.5%

What the data shows about United States Military Academy

Comparisons below use the medians for the 595 public schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. It admits 12.4% of applicants, lower than the 83.6% median. 94.6% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 76.5%). 86.2% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 51.6% median.