Four Year Military Colleges

The Citadel

• Founded in 1842 and located in Charleston, South Carolina, The Citadel offers undergraduate degree programs for students while providing military training. Academic majors offered include biology, chemistry, civil engineering, education, electrical engineering and psychology. Each semester, a cadet needs to enroll in an ROTC course specific to one of the four branches of the U.S. military, but cadets are not required to accept a military commission. Graduates of The Citadel can choose to either pursue a civilian career or accept a position within the U.S. military system.

  The Citadel
  171 Moultrie Street
  Charleston, South Carolina 29409
  843-225-3294
  citadel.edu

U.S. Air Force Academy

• Located in southern Colorado near Colorado Springs, the United States Air Force Academy offers a cadet the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in any of the 32 majors the academy offers and also receive the rank of second lieutenant in the Air Force upon graduation. Academic majors offered include computer science, aeronautical engineering, history, political science and space operations. Cadets must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or greater to remain at the academy. This military school also offers summer programs where cadets can work with faculty and consultants at the Department of Defense and at global research facilities.

  United States Air Force Academy-Public Affairs Office
  2304 Cadet Drive
  Suite 320
  USAF Academy, Colorado 80840
  719-333-2990
  usafa.af.mil/index.asp

U.S. Military Academy-West Point

• Founded in 1802 and located in New York, West Point offers a cadet the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science degree program in one of more than 40 majors, and graduates also receive the rank of second lieutenant in the Army. Academic majors that West Point offers include sociology, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, American legal studies, nuclear engineering, economics and systems management. West Point requires all cadets to play in a competitive sport such as crew, boxing, rugby, volleyball or fencing during the regular academic year. Cadets attend military training during the summer months and serve in Army units during the last two summers of their four-year program.

  U.S. Military Academy-West Point Admissions
  Building 606
  West Point, New York 10996
  845-938-4041
  usma.edu

U.S. Naval Academy-Annapolis

• Located in Annapolis, Maryland, and founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy offers midshipmen a bachelor's degree program in addition to the opportunity to complete graduate coursework while attending the academy. The Academy offers majors in physics, history, systems engineering, English, political science, oceanography and others. During the summer months, midshipmen participate in naval and Marine military training aboard an active duty vessel. The Naval Academy also offers a Marine option for those midshipmen intending to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps after graduation.

  U.S. Naval Academy-Annapolis
  121 Blake Road
  Annapolis, Maryland 21402
  410-293-4361
  usna.edu