United States Military Academy at West Point Campus Life
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Fringe town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
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4,408 students
Larger than 75% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 0%
- TypePublic
- ClassLiberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- New Windsor6.5 mi
- Newburgh9 mi
- Monroe11.3 mi
- Ossining13.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at United States Military Academy at West Point, the largest reported group is White (63.5%), followed by Asian (11.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.9% | 0% |
| Asian | 11.8% | 5.7% |
| Black | 9% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 11.7% | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0% |
| White | 63.5% | 86.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| Non-resident | 1.4% | 2.5% |
| Unknown | 0.1% | 0.8% |
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Did you know? United States Military Academy at West Point
- 12.5%United States Military Academy at West Point admitted 1,488 of 13,955 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 80.7%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,201 of 1,488.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 86.2%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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