10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Public · USAF Academy, Colorado
United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy is a public institution in USAF Academy, Colorado. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- 87.8%
- 150%-time completion
- 14.1%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
United States Air Force Academy is a very selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 14.1%
- acceptance rate
- 87.8%
- 150%-time completion
Rural: Fringe
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this United States Air Force Academy profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
A+
College Value Score
93/100
United States Air Force Academy
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
87.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
96.5%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
87.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 87.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - United States Air Force Academy vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
4,114
Undergraduate enrollment
14.1%
Acceptance rate
1,350
SAT average
87.8%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
96.5%
First-year retention
How United States Air Force Academy ranks in Colorado
State rank among 69 reporting Colorado colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | United States Air Force Academy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150%-time completion | 87.8% | #3 of 65 | 95th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 4,114 | #20 of 75 | 73rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Colorado
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado School of Mines | $97,335 | $28,690 |
| 2 | Denver College of Nursing | $81,809 | - |
| 3 | Colorado State University Global | $76,813 | $16,510 |
| 4 | Regis University | $72,105 | $18,397 |
| 5 | University of Denver | $71,155 | $36,131 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Boulder | $69,738 | $25,346 |
| 7 | Colorado College | $65,222 | $33,375 |
| 8 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | $64,270 | $11,900 |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Aurora | $61,480 | - |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | $60,543 | $21,279 |
| 11 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | $59,093 | $30,065 |
| 12 | Colorado State University Pueblo | $55,563 | $10,051 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 14.1% |
| SAT Average | 1,350 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 610 – 730 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 620 – 710 |
| ACT Average | 32 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 26 – 33 |
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
96.5%
Retention Rate
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 87.8% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 96.5% |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at United States Air Force Academy? ▼
United States Air Force Academy is a public institution in USAF Academy, Colorado. The acceptance rate is 14.1%. The average SAT score is 1,350. Undergraduate enrollment is 4,114 students.
What is the graduation rate at United States Air Force Academy? ▼
United States Air Force Academy has a 87.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 96.5%.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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