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United States Air Force Academy

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,124
Men / Women 70% / 30%
White 63%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 9%
Mixed 9%
Black 5%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 43%
Business & Economics 18%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17%
Professional 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%

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 (95th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (87th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 11%
Yield (Unbound) 78%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $38M #128
Life & Natural Sciences $13M #232
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #424

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1,230 – 1,440
ACT Range 26 – 33

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
United States Air Force Academy 974 69% / 31% 2%
Aerospace Engineering 125 85% / 15% 3%
Astronautical Engineering 49 82% / 18% 4%
Civil Engineering 39 59% / 41% 3%
Computer Science 26 85% / 15% 0%
Data Science 33 61% / 39% 6%
Electrical and Computer Engineering 18 +2 83% / 17% 0%
Engineering Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 12 +14 75% / 25% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 20 55% / 45% 0%
Operations Research 26 +9 81% / 19% 0%
Physical Sciences
Physics 6 67% / 33% 0%
Systems Engineering 67 63% / 37% 1%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Biology 72 43% / 57% 0%
Chemistry 26 42% / 58% 0%
Meteorology 4 25% / 75% 0%
Economics 38 87% / 13% 5%
Management 138 87% / 13% 0%
Behavioral Science 54 30% / 70% 0%
English 9 +2 44% / 56% 0%
Geography
History 12 75% / 25% 0%
International Affairs 46 48% / 52% 2%
International/Global Studies
Legal Studies 15 40% / 60% 0%
Philosophy 9 +4 78% / 22% 0%
Political Science 17 47% / 53% 0%
Social Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Applied Science 2 50% / 50% 0%
Cyber and Electronic Warfare 9 89% / 11% 11%
Geospatial Intelligence 33 70% / 30% 3%
Military and Strategic Studies 63 +1 86% / 14% 0%
Space Operations 4 25% / 75% 0%