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United States Military Academy

United States Military Academy
646 Swift Road
West Point, NY 10996

Official telephone: (845) 938-4011
Website: https://www.westpoint.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 95%
Student:Faculty ratio: 6:1
Total faculty: 593 men, 183 women
Full-time faculty: 530 men, 158 women
Part-time faculty: 63 men, 25 women
Graduation rate: 87% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, honors program, internships
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African Studies
  • American History (United States)
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • Applied Psychology
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Forestry, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • History, Other
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Technology
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mathematics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Military Applied Sciences, Other
  • Military History
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy
  • Physics, General
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Sociology, General
  • Space Systems Operations
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, Other
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Viticulture and Enology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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