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West Point, New York

606 Thayer Road
West Point, New York, 10996-2101
Phone: 845 938-4041
Email: admissions@usma.edu
www.westpoint.edu

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West Point is renowned as a historic and distinguished military academy, and a leading, progressive institution of higher education. Because of this superb education and leadership experience, West Point graduates, who historically have been sought for high-level civilian and military leadership positions, include two U.S. presidents, several ambassadors, state governors, legislators, judges, cabinet members, educators, astronauts, engineers, CEOs and generals.

Forbes.com recently ranked West Point 6th among all undergraduate colleges in the U.S. and the best public college in the country while US News and World Report ranked West Point the Best Public Liberal Arts College in the U.S.

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* Basics

Applicants offered admission: 14.36% Students who return for Soph year: 93%
Avg GPA of frosh after completion of 1 year:2.7
Student to Faculty ratio: 7:1
Average high school GPA of frosh:3.8
Year school was established: 1802
Mascot: Black Knights
School Colors: Black, Gold and Gray

* Campus Setting

Campus Size: 16080 acres Location: In a large town (pop. 25,000-74,999) or within 10-mile radius of large town. Population: 12,000 Location description: 16,000-acre campus in West Point (population: 8,000), 50 miles from New York City. Major airports serve New York City and Newark, N.J. (60 miles); smaller airport and bus serve Newburgh (15 miles); train serves Garrison (15 miles). School operates transportation around campus and for approved trips.

* Test Scores

	25th - 75th Percentile
SAT Combined	1180 - 1350
SAT Math	600 - 690
SAT Critical Reading	570 - 670
ACT Composite	26 - 31
ACT Math	26 - 31
ACT English	25 - 30

* The students

8% In-state students 92% Out-of-state students 39% American Indian/Alaskan Native 287% Asian/Pacific Islander 258% Black/Non-Hispanic 279% Hispanic 3260% White/Non-Hispanic 54% Non-Resident Alien 50% in top 10th of graduating high school class 81% in top quarter of graduating high school class 97% in top half of graduating high school class

Men Undergrads: 3601 Women Undergrads: 630

* Prominent Alumni/ae

Dwight D. Eisenhower (USMA-1915) 34th President of the United States, led Allied Forces to victory in Europe in WWII and was one of the first 5-star generals in American History; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin (USMA-1951) the 2nd man to walk on the moon in 1969 after Neil Armstrong; H. Norman Schwarzkopf (Class of 1951) Commander-in-Chief, Central Command, Operation Desert Storm.