United States Military Academy
West Point, New York · Also known as West Point · Website
United States Military Academy is a public 4-year college in West Point, New York with 4,408 undergraduates. It admits 12% of applicants and 87% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
12%
US median 78%
Completion rate
87%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1,355
- SAT reading, middle
- 650
- SAT math, middle
- 670
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 4,408
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 22%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 87%
- Retention rate
- 95%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 45
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 12% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 87% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 95% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
45 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Geography and CartographyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Military Applied SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Systems EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Systems Science and TheoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Nuclear EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| StatisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Operations ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at United States Military Academy?
12% of applicants are admitted to United States Military Academy. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,355 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
What is the graduation rate at United States Military Academy?
87% of first-time, full-time students at United States Military Academy finish within 6 years. 95% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at United States Military Academy?
International Relations and National Security Studies (73 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (63 bachelor's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (58 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 45 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.