The Military Science program at USU began small, however the number of students trained each year since inception grew from just over 200 in 1900, to more than 2,200 by 1950. In fact, by 1947 this military science program was so successful, and had gained such prominence, that USU came be known as the, "West Point of the West" as USU came to commission more officers into the military than any other school in the nation, with the exception of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
