United States Military Academy
West Point, New York · Public · 4,408 undergraduates · westpoint.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
12%
of 12,316 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1210 to 1420
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at United States Military Academy
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
12% of applicants admitted
Reach
It admits only 12% of applicants, so it's a reach for everyone.
76% of freshmen had a weighted high school GPA of 4.0 or higher (average 4.10).
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
Not available
What to do with your 1330
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- CLT (Classic Learning Test) accepted in place of SAT/ACT
Source: Plan Your Test Strategy | U.S. Military Academy West Point · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jan31Other deadline · January 31, 2027
Who gets in
12%
of applicants were admitted: 1,534 of 12,316 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 68% of them sent SAT scores and 32% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1210 to 1420
Reading and Writing 600 to 710
Math 600 to 720
ACT composite 27 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160031%
- 1200 to 139947%
- 1000 to 119921%
- 800 to 9991%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 4.10
- 4.076%
- 3.75 to 3.998.7%
- 3.50 to 3.749.9%
- 3.25 to 3.493.1%
- 3.00 to 3.242.1%
- 2.50 to 2.990.6%
- Below 2.500.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Financial aid
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
After college
Graduate within 6 years
86%
Come back for a second year
95%
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