Academics MAJORS & MINORS DEPARTMENTS ACADEMIC STATISTICS 15-18 Average Class Size 39 2021 Post-Graduate Scholarships 1000 Internships Each Year 62 Academic Clubs & Forums 36 Academic Majors BRIGADIER GENERAL SHANE REEVES Dean of the Academic Board THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT As the 15th Dean of the United States Military Academy, I am honored to serve alongside talented and distinguished staff and faculty as we prepare leaders of character with the critical-thinking skills to live and lead honorably and demonstrate excellence in a complex world. I am immensely proud of the breadth and depth of our Academic Program, which challenges the cadets and inspires their unique intellectual pursuits across 36 Academic Majors. Follow along on my social media accounts for updates on the Academic Program! READ MORE STUDENT EXCELLENCE FOUR WEST POINT CADETS NAMED RHODES SCHOLARS WEST POINT, N.Y. – Four U.S. Military Academy cadets were among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholarship awardees named Sunday. Class of 2022 cadets Hannah Blakey, Krista Flinkstrom, Veronica Lucian, and Holland Pratt will study at the University of Oxford in the fall of 2022. This is the first time in West Point’s history to have four women Rhodes Scholars awarded concurrently. The last time West Point had four American Rhodes scholars was in 1959. READ MORE ALL CADET NEWS STUDENT EXCELLENCE WEST POINT IS TOP PRODUCER OF FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENTS WEST POINT, N.Y. – The U.S. Military Academy was named as one of the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2021-2022 Fulbright U.S. Students. Each year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces the top producing institutions for the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program. The Chronicle of Higher Education publishes the lists annually. READ MORE ALL CADET NEWS ACADEMIC NEWS Cadets enhance tactical skills through CLDT drone training Improving data collection and communication methods on the battlefield is an ever-evolving process at the U.S. Military Academy. Because of this, professors in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science lent their robotics expertise to cadets to expand their training in battlefield tactics through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) during Cadet Leadership Development Training ... READ MORE ALL ACADEMIC NEWS ACADEMIC NEWS West Point cadets take their autonomous robot to NASA Army Astrobotics, West Point’s first lunar robotics team, secured a slot as a top-48 team in the NASA LUNABOTICS Robotic Mining Competition. As part of the honor, the team traveled to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in May to put their robot, “Pathfinder,” to the test ... READ MORE ALL ACADEMIC NEWS ACADEMIC NEWS DOD awards West Point $925K to pilot advanced energy security, resilience system The U.S. Military Academy is leading the way toward meeting the Army’s goal to strengthen water and energy resilience on its installations. Over the last few years, an interdisciplinary environmental research team led by Lt. Col. Andrew (Andy) Pfluger, academy professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering (GENE), has been working to advance energy resilience at West Point ... READ MORE ALL ACADEMIC NEWS ACADEMIC NEWS West Point provides in-depth bio threat analysis for Army An elite Army unit turned to West Point to provide both broad and in-depth analysis on biological threats, which resulted in a multidisciplinary two-volume set of special issues published in the April and May CTC Sentinel issues … READ MORE ALL ACADEMIC NEWS ACADEMIC NEWS NSF invests in West Point’s arctic space research Col. Diana Loucks has a passion for understanding space weather and its impact on military effectiveness. Her work investigates how the aurora affects GPS signals in the Arctic. As Loucks explains, “Space weather’s effects on Global Positioning System (GPS) signals in the auroral oval have led to numerous advances in how we understand the behavior of the high-latitude ionosphere … READ MORE ALL ACADEMIC NEWS ACADEMIC NEWS West Point cadet to apply OMRF experience to medical career Liam Sasser was no stranger to research when he arrived at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation last month for the John H. Saxon Service Academy Summer Research Program. The West Point cadet studies Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases during the academic year. However, Sasser said he was humbled and a bit overwhelmed in the lab of OMRF scientist Sathish Srinivasan, Ph.D., who focuses on the lymphatic system … READ MORE ALL ACADEMIC NEWS ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT Cadets have numerous academic enrichment opportunities through our 62 academic clubs and forums, and hundreds of conferences, internships, study abroad opportunities ACADEMIC CLUBS SEMESTER ABROAD INTERNSHIPS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT Cadets have numerous academic enrichment opportunities through our 62 academic clubs and forums, and hundreds of conferences, internships, study abroad opportunities ACADEMIC CLUBS SEMESTER ABROAD INTERNSHIPS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES LIBRARY & ACADEMIC RESOURCES USMA provides cadets with Academic Resources to help them tackle the nation’s and the world’s most challenging problems. USMA's library and research centers bring context to the classroom, are central to our vibrant and pioneering faculty, and are one way West Point connects to the Army and to the Nation. WEST POINT LIBRARY WEST POINT WRITING PROGRAM STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS REGISTRAR LIBRARY & ACADEMIC RESOURCES USMA provides cadets with Academic Resources to help them tackle the nation’s and the world’s most challenging problems. USMA's library and research centers bring context to the classroom, are central to our vibrant and pioneering faculty, and are one way West Point connects to the Army and to the Nation. WEST POINT LIBRARY WEST POINT WRITING PROGRAM STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS REGISTRAR ACADEMIC SUPPORT RESOURCES West Point's cadet academic support services provide the assistance cadets need to achieve their potential as students and as leaders. Whether it is receiving assistance in our Mounger Writing Center, working with a tutor, or taking a class to improve study skills, West Point has the support cadets need to excel. ACADEMIC FAQS MOUNGER WRITING CENTER TUTORING SERVICES STUDY SKILLS COURSES PERFORMANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES ACADEMIC SUPPORT RESOURCES West Point's cadet academic support services provide the assistance cadets need to achieve their potential as students and as leaders. Whether it is receiving assistance in our Mounger Writing Center, working with a tutor, or taking a class to improve study skills, West Point has the support cadets need to excel. ACADEMIC FAQS MOUNGER WRITING CENTER TUTORING SERVICES STUDY SKILLS COURSES PERFORMANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES RESEARCH CENTERS At West Point, research is organized and administered through centers. These centers, affiliated with and coordinated by the Academic Research Division (ARD), provide the infrastructure and support necessary to tackle the nation’s and the world’s most challenging problems. Our research centers bring context to the classroom, are central to our vibrant and pioneering faculty, and are one way West Point connects to the Army and to the Nation. Our students are driven, our faculty is world-class, and through our centers, scholars and scientists thrive and produce their best work. WEST POINT RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH CENTERS At West Point, research is organized and administered through centers. These centers, affiliated with and coordinated by the Academic Research Division (ARD), provide the infrastructure and support necessary to tackle the nation’s and the world’s most challenging problems. Our research centers bring context to the classroom, are central to our vibrant and pioneering faculty, and are one way West Point connects to the Army and to the Nation. Our students are driven, our faculty is world-class, and through our centers, scholars and scientists thrive and produce their best work. WEST POINT RESEARCH CENTERS VIRTUAL TOUR Launch Bartlett Hall PROSPECTIVE FACULTY CONTACT US SCHEDULE A VISIT APPLY NOW PROSPECTIVE FACULTY CONTACT US SCHEDULE A VISIT APPLY NOW