<p>Is there any difference in ease of admission between men and women? Does the academy prefer men over women for admission or vice versa?</p>
<p>No…</p>
<p>No, yes.
Qualifications are the same for females and males. You don’t get extra <em>points</em> for being female - although females have been encouraged in the past to apply to boost the numbers. Right now, the numbers of females applying is just about right.</p>
<p>As long as females are restricted from accessing into a Combat Arms branch - female cadetships will be limited to about 20%. Actually no class has been 20% female - class of 2014 was 19% female admitted. This was probably the highest - other recent classes were about 15% female.</p>
<p>West Point is mandated by law to commission 80% of it’s male graduates into a Combat Arms branch. As such they need a certain number of males to fulfill the Army’s officer requirements.</p>
<p>To date - West point has not limited the numbers of females - that I know of - but theoretically it could be an issue. some day.</p>