United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, Colorado
United States Air Force Academy is a public institution in USAF Academy, Colorado enrolling 4,114 students, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. The acceptance rate is 14.1% with an average SAT of 1,350. This profile includes admissions data, graduation rates, program-level earnings, and cost breakdowns to help students compare colleges using official federal data.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy operates as a public institution located in USAF Academy, Colorado (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 4,114 students of which 5,117 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. United States Air Force Academy is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 14.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,350 and an ACT midpoint of 32. Net price data is not yet reported.
Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 87.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 96.5%. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.
Quick Facts
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
Outcomes
Programs & Earnings
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024-25 academic year. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Primary: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Data reflects most recent available year.
Institutional characteristics: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) institutional characteristics file.
Earnings: Median earnings 6 and 10 years after enrollment, from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid data.
Program data: Credential-level earnings from the College Scorecard Field of Study dataset.
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All federal data sources used on this page
- NCES IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) — enrollment, completions, finance, faculty for every U.S. college. nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- College Scorecard — U.S. Dept of Education outcomes data — earnings, debt, completion. collegescorecard.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) — K-12 → college transition data. nces.ed.gov/ccd
- NSC StudentTracker — enrollment and completion outcomes by institution. nscresearchcenter.org
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections — occupation outlook by education level. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS — educational attainment + degree population. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Earnings data sourced from IRS records via the U.S. Treasury–Department of Education matching used by the College Scorecard.