West Point Rank?

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<p>That’s a broad question. Here are some stats from the briefing given by the superintendent and the dean to parents at R-Day 2009:</p>

<p>Academic Majors:
45 total to include…
– Arabic, Chinese, and Russian
– Art, Philosophy, and Literature
– Civil and Mechanical Engineering
– Economics
– Electrical Engineering
– Environmental Engineering
– History
– International Relations
– Kinesiology
– Life Sciences (pre-med)
– Management
– Military Science
– Operations Research (Math)
– Physics
– Psychology
– Systems Engineering</p>

<p>Academic Excellence:</p>

<p>Forbes.com
• #1 Public College
• #6 College in the Nation</p>

<p>U.S. News and World Report
• #1 Public Liberal Arts College
(In the words of the the dean “They pick the category, we don’t.”)
• #5 Undergraduate Engineering Program
– #2 Civil Engineering Program
• #14 Overall Liberal Arts College</p>

<p>StateUniversity.com
• #6 University in the Nation</p>

<p>AY 2009 Scholarships: 1 Rhodes, 8 Rotary, 2 Gates, 1 Truman, & 2 East-West, 2 NSF</p>

<p>Historically:
Rhodes: 88 total 4th in the Nation
Marshall: 33 total 6th in the Nation
Truman: 28 total 3rd in the Nation</p>

<p>That said, in my opinion, no one should go to West Point because it’s a great school (it is). West Point is a great place to become an Army officer and it happens to also be a great school.</p>

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<p>aprouddad Thank you so much for your detailed help in every way. I was looking at the list of majors on their questionnaire, and I was shocked to see that International Relations was tied with National Security as one major.</p>

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<p>So JPWPUSMA, should I feel better about my son’s chances of getting a nomination if we’re from Wisconsin? That would make us feel better since he just recently got an LOA (from Navy however). Just starting on the nomination process/forms! Thanks!</p>