Come Visit
If you are considering West Point for college, we invite you to come for a visit. We have day tours and schedules for you and your family to meet with cadets and staff. This is the best way to become familiar with West Point – both as a top-ranked college and a military academy.
A drive into the campus is awesome in beauty, architecture and history – you can see it and feel it. We invite you to experience it for yourself and, at the same time, give us a chance to get to know you better, too. During your visit, think about what it would be like to be a West Point cadet. Ask questions, take a tour, talk with cadets.
Locator: West Point
- Just 45 minutes north of New York City.
- West Point sits high on a hill overlooking the Hudson River.
- Spectacular views are just part of the natural and architectural beauty that is West Point.
Visit Opportunities for Prospective Students
- Schedule a weekday visit at least two weeks in advance. Bring a parent or family member, too.
· During the academic year, you’ll spend time with a cadet escort.
· During the summer break, you’ll meet one-on-one with an Admissions
Officer. - Come for an overnight visit, if you have applied and been accepted, or if you’ve received a Letter of Assurance (LOA).
Meals
- During your visit prospective students will receive meal tickets in order to eat at the cadet mess hall.
· Daily visit: 1 lunch.
· Overnight visit: 1 breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner.
· Arrive no later than 8:00 a.m. at the Admissions Office to check in
and pick up your tickets.
- Family and friends are responsible for their own lunch at local restaurants, on- or off-campus, after their walking tour.
Lodging
- Prospective cadets on overnight visits stay in the barracks with cadets. Day visitors and all family and friends need to make their own arrangements for lodging.
- For local lodging and tourism information, contact:
· Orange County Tourism at 800-762-8687 or 845-291-2136
· Dutchess County Tourism at 800-445-3131 or 845-463-4000
NOTE: Candidates must select a tour date at least two weeks prior to the current date.
Cancellations or new appointments may not be made within two weeks of the current date.
