United States Service Academy Admissions: Selecting for Success at the Military Academy/West Point and as an Officer

Lawrence M. Hanser ; Mustafa Oguz

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Educational Institutions;    Students;    Postsecondary Education Programs;    Military Career Field Management;    Military Officers;    Military Education and Training;    United States Army;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR723
ISBN  :  9780833088741
RP-ID  :  RR-723-OSD

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

This report explores the relationship between the current scoring of data for applicants to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and two subsequent outcomes: probability of graduating and probability of officer promotion. These outcomes are important because when a cadet enters but does not graduate, he or she fills a class seat that could have been filled by someone else who might have graduated, and the cost cannot be recouped. The authors considered candidate scores on several characteristics, including aptitude, athletics, extracurriculars, faculty appraisal, and school ranking. Using a series of logistic regression models and a boosted logistic regression, the results suggest that the current candidate scoring system as the primary basis for admission decisions at West Point is effective.