Majors

Mathematical Sciences offers majors for cadets interested in Applied Statistics and Data Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Operations Research. Majors determine course requirements and academic timelines as well as the type of career or branch that a cadet may choose to pursue after USMA graduation. 

Research

The Math Department manages a robust research program in support of its Math, Operations Research, and Applied Statistics and Data Science majors, all of whom undertake a senior thesis or similar research experience.  Most of the research projects come from external sponsors, who provide cadets exposure to real-world and open-ended problems, provide additional technical and professional mentorship, and who demonstrate how applied math is used to solve problems in industry, the government, and across the Army. 

Cadet research is usually focused on one of several topics: mathematical modeling, optimization, applied statistics, data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, mathematical computation, or engineering mathematics.

Cadets learn how the skills that they develop within our curriculum are highly valuable and applicable to partners across industry, the government, and the Department of Defense.  Undergraduate research also serves as a key developmental experience for cadets as future technical professionals and junior Army leaders.

Finally, dozens of cadets each year begin their research journey before their senior year by taking an independent study course, which only accelerates their intellectual growth, and often prepares them to compete for national and international scholarships.

For questions about the Math Department’s research program, please contact math.research@westpoint.edu.

Clubs & Programs

Learn about the Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society, Alpha Zeta Chapter.