The immediate post comprises some 2,500 acres, but with the addition of the adjacent government-owned land, the total comes to 15,974 acres. A golf course and ski slope, camping, hunting, and fishing areas are included in this tract. In the main cadet area the facilities for living areas, academic buildings, gymnasium, activities center, and chapels are grouped within easy walking distance. The Academy maintains some of the finest academic computer facilities in the world. The USMA Network has over 6,000 active users and approximately 120,000 electronic messages transit the network daily.
Computer support is provided in the classrooms, laboratories and cadet rooms.
Each cadet's desk is equipped with fiber optic telephone connections, allowing unlimited access to the internet. Information from virtually every aspect of the United States Military Academy experience is instantly available at every user's fingertips. The athletic facilities rate as highly as the academic plant. Arvin gymnasium, featuring swimming pools, wrestling, squash, racquetball, handball, and volleyball courts is undergoing a major renovation to modernize and improve its contribution to the physical development of the corps of cadets. Michie Stadium, home of the Army football team, is considered one of America's most picturesque stadiums to watch a college football game.