The average composite SAT score for admitted United States Military Academy freshman is 1315 out of 1600. West Point students have the 176th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1315 is in the 90th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1200 to 1430. The 75th percentile score is 1430 while the 25th percentile score is 1200.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by West Point but we estimate it to be around a 1080 total composite SAT score.
The average score for West Point students on the math portion of the SAT is 665 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 600 and the 75th percentile score 730.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 600 to 700 and the average score for United States Military Academy students is 650.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at United States Military Academy based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 14%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 4.0.
An SAT score of 1430 or higher is very competitive at West Point and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 24% or higher.
Scores between 1320 to 1420 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 14% to 23%.
SAT scores between 1200 to 1310 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 8% to 14% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1080 to 1190 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 7% chance of admission to West Point. SAT scores below 1080 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 44% |
1590 | 43% |
1580 | 42% |
1570 | 40% |
1560 | 39% |
1550 | 38% |
1540 | 36% |
1530 | 35% |
1520 | 34% |
1510 | 33% |
1500 | 31% |
1490 | 30% |
1480 | 29% |
1470 | 28% |
1460 | 27% |
1450 | 26% |
1440 | 25% |
1430 | 24% |
1420 | 23% |
1410 | 22% |
1400 | 21% |
1390 | 20% |
1380 | 19% |
1370 | 18% |
1360 | 17% |
1350 | 17% |
1340 | 16% |
1330 | 15% |
1320 | 14% |
1310 | 14% |
1300 | 13% |
1290 | 12% |
1280 | 12% |
1270 | 11% |
1260 | 11% |
1250 | 10% |
1240 | 10% |
1230 | 9% |
1220 | 9% |
1210 | 8% |
1200 | 8% |
1190 | 7% |
1180 | 7% |
1170 | 7% |
1160 | 6% |
1150 | 6% |
1140 | 6% |
1130 | 5% |
1120 | 5% |
1110 | 5% |
1100 | 5% |
1090 | 4% |
1080 | 4% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=197036 IPEDS survey data for United States Military Academy.