United States Military Academy

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The United States Military Academy, also known as USMA, West Point, The Point, or The Academy, is located at West Point, New York, United States. USMA is a four-year, coeducational college and is the sole service academy of the United States Army. It was established in 1802 and is the oldest of the nation's five service academies. The students of USMA are nicknamed the ‘’cadets,’’ and the graduates are collectively referred to as the "The Long Gray Line."

The student body at USMA includes students who represent all 50 states and more than 60 nations. More than 950 cadets graduate each spring and are commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the US Army. The 2008 Forbes Magazine report on ‘America's Best Colleges’ ranks West Point as the 6th best college in the country and 1st among public institutions.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, mathematics, conservation and resource management, liberal arts, and computer science and engineering.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Other specialized institutions.

Features of note:

• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

United States Military Academy participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,553 in 2009-2010 (4,619 full-time equivalent).

About 86% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 14% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

United States Military Academy provides on-campus housing for 4,621 of its 4,619 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Conference USA), basketball (Patriot League), baseball (Patriot League), and track (Patriot League).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (88 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (45 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (39 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

ENGINEERING (284 awarded)

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Military Technologies
• Nuclear Engineering
• Operations Research
• Systems Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician

LAW (35 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (383 awarded)

• African Studies
• American Government and Politics (United States)
• American History (United States)
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Chinese Language and Literature
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• European History
• European Studies/Civilization
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Portuguese Language and Literature
• Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (30 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Systems Science and Theory

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

SCIENCE (45 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (36 awarded)

• Cognitive Science
• Psychology