West Point is consistently ranked as one of America’s best universities. Located on a beautiful, wooded campus along New York’s Hudson River, West Point was founded in 1802 to educate and train young men for service as military officers in defense of our nation. In addition to rigorous coursework, cadets also complete two summers of military training prior to graduation. No matter where they go after graduation, cadets will leave West Point with skills that translate into success both on and off the battlefield—leadership, discipline, confidence and integrity—as well as powerful lifelong connections with other members of their class. There are no better-prepared leaders anywhere than those who have been trained at West Point.