List of United States Military Academy Alumni - Non-graduates

Non-graduates

As these alumni did not graduate, their class year represents the year they would have graduated if they had completed their education at the Academy.

Name	Class year	Notability
Zeilin, JacobJacob Zeilin	ex 1826	First United States Marine Corps general officer, Commandant of the Marine Corps (1864–1876); part of Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan; discharged due to academics
Poe, Edgar AllanEdgar Allan Poe	ex 1834	Served as a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army 1827–1829; author who excelled in language who was expelled for neglecting duties.
Whistler, James Abbott McNeillJames Abbott McNeill Whistler	ex 1855	Artist; discharged for academic and disciplinary problems after three years
Leary, TimothyTimothy Leary	ex 1943	Counterculture icon, LSD proponent; dropped out (and later coined phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out")
Vinatieri, AdamAdam Vinatieri	ex 1995	National Football League (NFL) placekicker New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts; left the Academy after two weeks