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IPEDS ID: 128328
OPE ID: 00136900
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United States Air Force Academy
2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 3800, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840-5002
General information:  (719) 333-1818
Website:  www.usafa.edu/
Type:  4-year, Public
Awards offered:  Bachelor's degree
Campus setting:  Rural: Fringe
Campus housing:  Yes
Student population:  4,114 (all undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:  7 to 1
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Admissionsacademyadmissions.com/
Apply Onlineusafacrm.experience.crmforce.mil/usafacademy/s/login/
Net Price Calculatorwww.usafa.edu/
Disability Serviceswww.academyadmissions.com/
Mission Statement
  The mission of the United States Air Force Academy is to educate, train, and inspire men and women to become leaders of character, motivated to lead the Department of the Air Force in service to our nation.
Special Learning Opportunities
Study abroad
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Placement services for completers
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services, Fall 2023
3% or less
Carnegie Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students' federally guaranteed loans may be deferred while enrolled.
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2024Full timePart time
Total faculty2270
Instructional2150
Research and public service120
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
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Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
  • No detailed yearly expense data available.
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
  • No alternative tuition plans are offered by this institution.
  • Does not participate in Promise program
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  • Data not available.
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Fall 2024
Total enrollment (all undergraduate)4,114
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment0
Attendance StatusStudent Gender
Attendance Status: Full-time: 100% Part-time: 0%Student Gender: Male: 70% Female: 30%
Student Race/ethnicity
Student Race/ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native: 0% Asian: 8% Black or African American: 5% Hispanic/Latino: 11% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0% White: 63% Two or more races: 9% Race/ethnicity unknown: 1% U.S. Nonresident: 1%
Undergraduate Student AgeUndergraduate Student Residence
Undergraduate Student Age: 24 and under: 99% 25 and over: 0% Age unknown: 1%Undergraduate Student Residence: In-state: 6% Out-of-state: 91% Foreign countries: 1% Unknown: 2%
  • Age data are reported for Fall 2023.
  • Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status: Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 0% Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0% Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 100%
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Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2024
TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants10,1877,0573,130
Percent admitted14%14%14%
Percent admitted who enrolled78%79%77%
Admissions ConsiderationsRequired to be consideredNot required, but consideredNot considered
Secondary school GPAX
Secondary school rankX
Secondary school recordX
Completion of college-preparatory programX
RecommendationsX
Formal demonstration of competenciesX
Work experienceX
Personal statement or essayX
Legacy statusNot applicableX
Admission test scoresRequired to be consideredNot required, but considered (Test Optional)Not considered (Test Blind)
SAT / ACTX
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)X
English Proficiency TestX
Test Scores: Fall 2024 (enrolled first-time students)
Students submitting scoresNumberPercent
SAT66060%
ACT43140%
Test Scores25th Percentile*50th Percentile** (median)75th Percentile***
NOTES:
*   25% of students scored at or below
**  50% of students scored above and 50% scored below (i.e., midpoint of the test score distribution)
*** 25% of students scored above
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing620660710
SAT Math610670730
ACT Composite263033
ACT English252934
ACT Math262932
  • Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
  • Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission. If an institution reports less than 5 students for any of the test scores, percentiles are not reported.
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First-to-Second Year Retention Rates

Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor's degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.

Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Student retention: Full-time students: 97%
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2023 and Returned in Fall 2024
Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate

The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.

Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution without completing at the current institution.

Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate. At this institution, 100 percent of entering students were counted as "full-time, first-time" in 2024.

Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2018
Overall graduation rate: Overall graduation rate: 88% (*) Transfer-out rate:
Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
  • (*) Not all institutions report transfer-out rates.
Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rates

Bachelor’s degree graduation rates measure the percentage of entering students beginning their studies full-time and are planning to get a bachelor’s degree and who complete their degree program within a specified amount of time.

Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's degree rate: [Began in Fall 2016] 4-year: 89% 6-year: 89% 8-year: 89% [Began in Fall 2018] 4-year: 84% 6-year: 88%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time and Began in Fall 2016 or Fall 2018
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees: Male: 86% Female: 92%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2018 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees: American Indian or Alaska Native: 33% Asian: 84% Black or African American: 83% Hispanic/Latino: 82% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 50% White: 90% Two or more races: 83% Race/ethnicity unknown: 89% U.S. Nonresident: 89%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2018 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
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  • Alternative measures of student success are reported by degree-granting institutions to describe the outcomes of degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are not only first-time, full-time students, but also part-time attending and non-first-time (transfer-in) students. These measures are also reported for students receiving Pell grants and those students that do not receive Pell grants. These measures provide the 8-year award-completion rates by award level (certificates, associate's and bachelor degrees) after entering an institution. For students who did not earn any undergraduate award after 8-years of entry, the enrollment statuses are reported as either still enrolled at the institution, or subsequently transferred out of the institution. Unlike the Graduation Rates data, all reporting institutions must report on their transfer outs regardless if the institution has a mission that provides substantial transfer preparation.
FULL-TIME, FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2016-17
Award and enrollment rate: Received a Bachelor's degree: 89% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 0%
  • Institution only reported students who did not receive Pell Grants in 2016-17
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Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2023-2024
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramBachelor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General72
Category total72
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General138
Category total138
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Science26
Category total26
Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General125
Astronautical Engineering49
Civil Engineering, General39
Electrical and Computer Engineering18
Engineering, General1
Mechanical Engineering20
Operations Research26
Systems Engineering67
Category total345
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General9
Category total9
History
History, General12
Category total12
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Geospatial Intelligence33
Category total33
Legal Professions and Studies
Legal Studies15
Category total15
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
General Studies0
Humanities/Humanistic Studies0
Category total0
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics, General12
Category total12
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare9
Military Applied Sciences, Other63
Space Systems Operations4
Category total76
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Behavioral Sciences54
Data Science, General33
International/Globalization Studies0
Category total87
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy9
Category total9
Physical Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General0
Chemistry, General26
Meteorology4
Physical Sciences, General0
Physics, General6
Category total36
Science Technologies/Technicians
Science Technologies/Technicians, General2
Category total2
Social Sciences
Economics, General38
Geography0
International Relations and Affairs46
Political Science and Government, General17
Social Sciences, General1
Category total102
Grand total974
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Educational Benefits, 2023-2024
  • Institution did not award educational benefits in 2013-14.
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  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited since ((!)01/01/1959)08/31/2029
  • (!) Estimated date
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/174376.
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  • The United States Military Academy (USMA), United State Naval Academy (USNA), and United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) fall under the Department of Defense, not the Department of Education. Consequently, these Military Service Academies do not participate in the Title IV student aid programs and are not subject to the Clery Act. However, under the National Defense Authorization Act, they are mandated to report information about efforts to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and sexual assault at the military academies directly to Congress. This comprehensive report, the Department of Defense's Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies, includes data on reported incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets and midshipmen. You can access past copies of the report at http://www.sapr.mil/index.php/annual-reports.
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Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
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