Applying to United States Military Academy

West Point's acceptance rate is 11% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 13,955 students applied and 1,535 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is very hard to get into West Point. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 81% with 1,243 enrolled students out of 1,535 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,320 and the ACT score is 31 at West Point.

To apply to West Point, it is required to submit admission test scores and recommendations. Below tables and charts analyze West Point's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	https://westpoint.edu/admissions/getting-started
Online Application	https://westpoint.edu/admissions/steps-to-admission
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 11.00% and the yield is 80.98%. 9,724 men and 4,231 women applied to West Point and 1,167 men and 381 women students were accepted. Among them, 945 men and 308 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	13,955	9,724	4,231
Admitted	1,535	1,167	381
Enrolled	1,243	945	308
Acceptance Rate	11.00%	12.00%	9.00%
Yield	80.98%	80.98%	80.84%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 941 students (78% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 749 students (62%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 700 and the 25^th percentile is 600. The SAT Math score is 740 (75^th) and 600 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 33 (75^th percentile) and 28 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	600	700
SAT Math	600	740
ACT Composite	28	33
ACT Math	27	32
ACT English	28	35

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at United States Military Academy are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,139, ACT: 67 - public Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply United States Military Academy.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

West Point Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Considered but not Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended