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The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is classified as a liberal arts college by U.S. News and is ranked #8 in the 2025 edition of the Best Colleges in the National Liberal Arts Colleges category. Candidates for admission must apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a member of Congress.
The admissions process to the U.S. service academies is an extensive and very competitive process. The Military Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy all require an applicant to submit an online file and proceed through pre-candidate qualification before an application is provided.
Acceptance rate 65% Admissions requirements Yes, based on entrance examinations and students past academic records and grades Academic calendar Semesters Enrollment 1,500 Full-time employees 75 Student:staff ratio 20:1
The JAG School is generally considered the most exclusive graduate service academy within the U.S. Federal Government. Acceptance into the Army JAG Corps and subsequent JAG School is considered "highly selective" with an acceptance rate ranging between 4-7%. In 2017, the Army JAG Corps accepted 200 out of 4,000 applicants. [9]
Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or the U.S. Merchant Marine.While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).
There was a “significant” drop in reported sexual harassment and assaults at the U.S. military service academies over the past two years after a spike in 2022, but rates remain high, according ...
United States Military Academy – West Point, New York; United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, Maryland; United States Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, Colorado ...
The group that successfully persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to ban race-conscious admissions at civilian colleges is expanding its fight to end affirmative action at military academies with a new ...