<p>Does anyone know the exact dollar value of West Point? My school does a pamphlet at graduation listing the scholarships everybody got, and my counselor needs to know. I hear it's like 250K, and this will really help my class to look good when compared to previous classes amounts!</p>
<p>i believe all the academies are valued at 250k </p>
<p>except for CGA which is valued at 300k</p>
<p>From the USMA Admissions FAQ's </p>
<p>Q: How long must I serve in the Army?
You must serve at least five years of active duty and three years in a Reserve Component, a total of eight years, after you graduate. The active duty obligation is the nation's return on a West Point graduate's fully-funded, four-year college education that is valued in excess of $225,000.</p>
<p>I found this report online--it's from 2002, and it lists the cost at $350k.
<a href="http://www.gao.gov/atext/d031000.txt%5B/url%5D">http://www.gao.gov/atext/d031000.txt</a></p>
<p>Doug</p>
<p>The value of an education at West Point?</p>
<p>Well, how much are the lives of the men and women under your command worth?</p>
<p>Priceless.</p>
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The value of an education at West Point? Well, how much are the lives of the men and women under your command worth? Priceless.
I don't think his school is going to want to put priceless as the price in their pamphlet...</p>
<p>Tyleroar</p>
<p>Ask a grad how much they think their education was worth to them. I think you'll find the unit measurement is a bit different than dollars and cents.</p>
<p>magoo09:</p>
<p>In response to your original question, I expect your school wants a value similar to the value of a normal scholarship. That is, the value of the tuition, room and board, and other expenses covered by a given scholarship.</p>
<p>The $350,000 amount mentioned by doug1 was determined by taking the USMA budget for a given year and dividing it by the number of graduates. I think that probably overstates the value of an appointment when comparing it to other colleges since most colleges claim that tuition covers only a fraction of the college's total cost.</p>
<p>I feel the more comparable value is $250,000 or about $60,000 per year. That would include the following values (my rough estimates) of tuition($40,000), room/board ($7,000), medical ins.($2,000), books/fees/travel reimb. ($2,000), and cadet pay($9,000).</p>
<p>Shogun: I understand what you're saying, and to me it's not about money. The money means nothing. However, for the pamphlet at graduation, it IS about money. </p>
<p>Aspen: Thanks for your post. After looking further into it, it seems your estimate was right on the money!</p>
<p>magoo: understood</p>
<p>aspen--sounds about right--we spend about 41000 (with room and board) at USC for my son (thank heaven for PLUS loans!), and Southern Cal is on the higher end of private college tuition/room/board. I would assume that the additional cost of equipment (fun stuff like weapons, ammo, etc!) would boost a significant amount to the total yearly cost per cadet.</p>
<p>Tyleroar said "ask a grad..."</p>
<p>I saw a quote from a WP grad once that said to the effect that when he was at WP he felt like they were providing him with a $250,000 education shoved up his backside a nickel at a time.</p>
<p>GEB-
Actually tyleroar didn't say that, shogun did.</p>
<p>West Point Admissions was e-mailed on the subject. My Regional Commander said that the education is valued at $320--but if I found a higher number in writing from an authorized source--such as a government website, then use the higher number.</p>
<p>Doug</p>