United States Air Force Academy

United States Air Force Academy is a public college in USAF Academy, CO. Its average net price is Not published a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000Not published
$30,001 to $48,000Not published
$48,001 to $75,000Not published
$75,001 to $110,000Not published
$110,001 and upNot published
$0Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$0Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
Not publishedAverage Net Price
$0Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$0Books and Supplies
$0Other Expenses
Not publishedStudents on Pell Grants
Not publishedStudents With Federal Loans

Admissions

14.1%Acceptance Rate
620 to 710SAT Reading, Middle Half
610 to 730SAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entryNot published
8 years after entryNot published
10 years after entryNot published
83.8%Graduation Rate
96.5%Retention Rate
Not publishedMedian Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

USAF Academy, COLocation
Fringe ruralSetting
4,114Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$78,673 National median for this major n=4,568Not published
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Behavioral Sciences$39,719 National median for this major n=1,960Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical and Computer Engineering$84,056 National median for this major n=341Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$60,050 National median for this major n=1,019Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Military Applied SciencesNot publishedNot published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Operations Research$97,876 National median for this major n=155Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Science Technologies/Technicians, General$64,275 National median for this major n=36Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Systems Engineering$82,292 National median for this major n=529Not published

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