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United States Air Force Academy

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

Location Usaf Academy, CO

Population 700,000

Website http://www.usafa.af.mil/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,124

Men / Women 70% / 30%

White 63%

Hispanic 12%

Asian 9%

Mixed 9%

Black 5%

Native American 1%

International 1%

From State 5%

From Region 9%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering 35%

Business & Economics 18%

Humanities & Social Sciences 17%

Professional 10%

Computer Science 7%

Life & Natural Sciences 7%

Physical Sciences & Math 5%

Financial

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%

4-Year Graduation Rate 84%

6-Year Graduation Rate 88%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry

Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)

Days Without Precipitation 278 (87%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 12%

Yield (Unbound) 78%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$38M	#128
Life & Natural Sciences	$13M	#227
Humanities & Social Sciences	$0M	#419

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required

Submitted Test Scores 100%

SAT Range 1260 – 1400

SAT Math Range 610 – 730

SAT RW Range 620 – 710

ACT Range 26 – 33

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
United States Air Force Academy	974	69% / 31%	2%	$79,524
Aerospace Engineering	125 —	85% / 15%	3%	$97,046	—	—
Astronautical Engineering	49 —	82% / 18%	4%	$94,564	—	—
Civil Engineering	39 —	59% / 41%	3%	$84,156	—	—
Electrical & Computer Engineering	18 +2	83% / 17%	0%	$97,117	—	—
Engineering Science	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$95,184	—	—
Mechanical Engineering	20 —	55% / 45%	0%	$92,421	—	—
Operations Research	26 +9	81% / 19%	0%	$96,660	—	—
Systems Engineering	67 —	63% / 37%	1%	$97,715	—	—
Computer Science	26 —	85% / 15%	0%	$105,816	—	—
Cyber and Electronic Warfare	9 —	89% / 11%	11%	$80,237	—	—
Data Science	33 —	61% / 39%	6%	$79,871	—	—
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	— —	—	—	$57,611	—	—
Chemistry	26 —	42% / 58%	0%	$66,590	—	—
Mathematics	12 +14	75% / 25%	0%	$73,524	—	—
Meteorology	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$57,867	—	—
Physical Sciences	— —	—	—	$73,303	—	—
Physics	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$74,955	—	—
Biology	72 —	43% / 57%	0%	$59,199	—	—
Economics	38 —	87% / 13%	5%	$81,953	—	—
Management	138 —	87% / 13%	0%	$81,346	—	—
Behavioral Science	54 —	30% / 70%	0%	$53,186	—	—
English	9 +2	44% / 56%	0%	$46,586	—	—
Geography	— —	—	—	$58,118	—	—
History	12 —	75% / 25%	0%	$52,099	—	—
International Affairs	46 —	48% / 52%	2%	$64,079	—	—
International/Global Studies	— —	—	—	$62,807	—	—
Legal Studies	15 —	40% / 60%	0%	$56,768	—	—
Philosophy	9 +4	78% / 22%	0%	$53,390	—	—
Political Science	17 —	47% / 53%	0%	$65,301	—	—
Social Science	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$49,612	—	—
Applied Science	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$70,656	—	—
Geospatial Intelligence	33 —	70% / 30%	3%	$67,268	—	—
Military and Strategic Studies	63 +1	86% / 14%	0%	$73,700	—	—
Space Operations	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$73,016	—	—

Rankings

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