United States
Air Force Academy
Public College in USAF Academy, CO. Six-year graduation rate 88%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 88% — well above the national average
- ! Admit rate 14% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots
Admissions
This is a highly selective admit: 14% of applicants receive an offer. With 10,187 applications received, this is a school operating at national scale. A 79% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. Score ranges below describe the middle half of score submitters among enrolled first-years; students who applied test-optional are not represented in them.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 620–710 | 660 (60%) |
| SAT Math | 610–730 | |
| ACT Composite | 26–33 | 431 (40%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A 88% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 97% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. At 7:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
Financial aid data for this institution is not yet available.
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (El Paso County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026