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United States Military Academy

United States Military Academy
600 Thayer Road
West Point, NY 10996-2101

Official telephone: (845) 938-4011
Website: www.westpoint.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,348
Full-time undergraduates: 4,348
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 95%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.9% Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
61.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
65.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 16,080 acres
City or town school is located in: West Point, NY
Population of city/town: 4,294
Nearest major city: New York City
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 8,491,097
Online campus map: www.usma.edu/
PublicAffairs/
guidemap.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 100%
Students required to live on campus: All cadets must live on campus in coed dorms called barracks with two or three cadets in each room.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 30%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, Uniforms required. Corps of Cadets is governed by military regulations administered and enforced by cadets who hold leadership positions, under the supervision of a cadre of active duty officers and non-commissioned officers.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Other computer facilities/services: All new cadets receive a laptop, printer, personal digital assistant (PDA), and portable memory device. Networked campus.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special and digital collections. Archives.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Press box, pond, visitors center, museum, chapels.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, military, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy, cadets are commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army and serve on active duty for at least five years.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: not at all

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): Circle in the Spiral
Number of honor societies: 17
Total number of registered organizations: 86
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Student Union, Catholic Chapel Group, Knights of Columbus, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Church of Christ, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Latter-day Saints Student Association, Navigators, Officers Christian Fellowship, Protestant Chapel Group, Jewish Chapel Group, Muslim Cadet Association
Minority student organizations:
Culture Affairs Seminar, National Society of Black Engineers, African American Arts, Asian Pacific Club, Korean American Relations Seminar
International student organizations:
Cultural Affairs, International Cadets of West Point
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Management, Civil and Military Engineering Club, Electronics Experimenter Group, Engineers and Scientist for a Sustainable World, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Mechanical Engineering Club, Nuclear Engineering Club, Society of Physics Students, Behavioral Science and Leadership Seminar, Systems Club, Wargame Committee, Mathematics Forum, Gamma Theta Upsilon, Amateur Radio, WKDT Radio Station, Astronomy, Cadet Fine Arts Forum, Debate Council and Forum, Foreign Language and Culture, Aviation, Combat Weapons Team, Drill, Pistol, Tactics, Bowling, Chess, Club Hockey, Mixed Martial Arts, Outdoor Sports, Paintball, Racquetball, Sailing, Scuba, Skeet and Trap, Snow Sports, Soccer, Yoga, Ultimate Frisbee, Big Brother/Big Sisters, Secular Student Alliance, Spectrum

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Boo Corrigan,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Diane McKiernan ,
United States Military Academy ,
Institutional Research and Analysis ,
Building 2101
School colors: black, gold, and gray
School mascot: Black Knights
Athletic conference memberships: Atlantic Hockey Association, Collegiate Sprint Football League, Eastern College Athletic Conference, Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association, Great American Rifle Conference, FBS Independents, Women Collegiate Lacrosse Association, American Collegiate Ruby Association

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. I
Men's divingnoNCAA Div. I
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. I-A
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. I
Men's gymnasticsnoNCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. I
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. I
Men's lightweight footballno 
Men's riflerynoNCAA Div. I
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. I
Women's divingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's rifleryno 
Women's rugbynoNCAA Div. I
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. I
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 47%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 100%
Athletic facilities:
baseball field, football stadium, soccer fields; athletic training room, basketball arena, golf course, gymnasium, hockey rink, lacrosse center, marksmanship center, softball complex, strength development center, complex, swimming pool, tennis center
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, bowling, flickerball, floor hockey, mixed martial arts, Nordic skiing, orienteering, parachute, racquetball, sailing, scuba diving, skeet and trap, soccer, snowboarding, submission grappling, swimming, team handball, ultimate Frisbee, wrestling
Club sports for men:
boxing, climbing, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, judo, marathon, orienteering, pistol, power lifting, team handball, triathlon, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
boxing, climbing, crew, cycling, equestrian, fencing, judo, marathon, orienteering, pistol, power lifting, team handball, triathlon,

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Newburgh, NY (18 miles)
Nearest other airport: Newark, NJ (45 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Garrison, NY (Metro North) (10 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Newburgh, NY (18 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: poor
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 2% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Columbia University, Duke University of Medicine, Georgetown University, Harvard Medical School, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Yale Medical School.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 100% within six months of graduation, 100% within one year of graduation, 100% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Upon graduation cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the US Army and serve on active duty for at least five years.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • General Robert E. Lee
  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • President Ulyssess S. Grant.

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