United States Air Force Academy

USAF Academy, CO · Public · www.usafa.edu/ ↗

United States Air Force Academy is a public college in USAF Academy, Colorado, set in a rural area on the fringe of an urban area. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 4,114 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering; Business Administration, Management and Operations; and Biology, General.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Public universities in Colorado

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering · Business Administration, Management and Operations · Biology, General

United States Air Force Academy at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
4,114
Similar schools: 5,632
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
14.1%
Similar schools: 83.6%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
83.8%
Similar schools: 51.6%
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
96.5%
Similar schools: 76.5%

What the data shows about United States Air Force Academy

Comparisons below use the medians for the 595 public schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. It admits 14.1% of applicants, lower than the 83.6% median. 96.5% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 76.5%). 83.8% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 51.6% median.