United States Air Force Academy Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Fringe town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
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4,114 students
Larger than 74% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
- TypePublic
- ClassBaccalaureate college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Colorado Springs6.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at United States Air Force Academy, the largest reported group is White (63%), followed by Hispanic (11.4%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Asian | 8.4% | 5.3% |
| Black | 5.2% | 0.4% |
| Hispanic | 11.4% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0% |
| White | 63% | 91.6% |
| Two or more races | 9% | 2.2% |
| Non-resident | 1.4% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0.7% | 0% |
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Did you know? United States Air Force Academy
- 14.1%United States Air Force Academy admitted 1,453 of 11,687 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 75.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,091 of 1,453.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 83.8%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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