United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, Colorado
- Public
- Rural
- 4,114 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 14%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- Not reportedper year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 86%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- Not reported10 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Cadets pay no tuition, room, or board, and incur an eight-year service commitment as commissioned officers in the Air Force or Space Force upon graduation, including five years on active duty.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 14%About 1 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1230–1440Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 26–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
Enter your numbers to see where they'd fall among United States Air Force Academy's first-year students. This isn't a prediction: it shows how you compare with students who enrolled, using the sources linked below.
Leave out anything you don't have. Your numbers stay in this browser and fill in on other school pages. See my list
Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- Not reportedfull-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- Not reportedsticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $0Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $0Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 86%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 97%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- Not reported10 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,114Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- Not reporteda sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO — admits 61%
- University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL — admits 61%
- Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA — admits 86%
- The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ — admits 62%
Also worth a look
- United States Military Academy West Point, NY — admits 12%
- United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD — admits 9%
- Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC — admits 23%
- Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA — admits 35%
- Grambling State University Grambling, LA — admits 45%
- Delaware State University Dover, DE — admits 47%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for United States Air Force Academy, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
Spot something wrong? Report a data error.