University

United States Air Force Academy

USAF Academy, CO, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

United States Air Force Academy is a U.S. undergraduate institution.

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

First-year admission rate

14.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

No majors reported yet.

Deadlines

Rolling · 2026–2027
Rolling admission — Service-academy applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; the official application must be completed by January 31, 2027.
https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essay data reported yet.

Application requirements

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
No application fee is listed for the federal service-academy application.
https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php
Recommendation letters · Required
Value: Required
Candidate applications require school and evaluator recommendations as specified in the academy checklist.
https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php
Personal essay · Required
The service-academy candidate application includes required personal statements and essays.
https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php
Supplemental essays · Required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://www.usafa.edu/admissions/
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official institutional first-year admissions deadlines and process.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://www.usafa.edu/admissions/
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official institutional first-year application requirements.
Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027:supplemental_essays
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28; writing-supplement indicator reviewed for the institution.

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 60%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 40%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 620 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 610 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 26 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

2022–2023 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

16.2%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 4,085 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate enrollment as of October 19, 2022.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 4,085 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate full-time enrollment: 2,878 men plus 1,207 women.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 0 students; The official CDS B1 reports no part-time undergraduate students.

First-year applications (C1): 8,353 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2022.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,356 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admitted students for Fall 2022.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 1,056 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrolled students for Fall 2022.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 25%; Official CDS C11 reports 25 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 55%; Official CDS C11 reports 55 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 10%; Official CDS C11 reports 10 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 6%; Official CDS C11 reports 6 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 2%; Official CDS C11 reports 2 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 2%; Official CDS C11 reports 2 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves this GPA range blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves this GPA range blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves this GPA range blank.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.8 GPA; Official CDS C12 reports an average high-school GPA of 3.80.

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 51%; Official CDS C9 reports 51 percent and 540 enrolled first-year SAT submitters.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 33%; Official CDS C9 reports 33 percent and 344 enrolled first-year ACT submitters.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 28 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 17:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2022 student-to-faculty ratio of 17 to 1.

Source: United States Air Force Academy Common Data Set 2022-2023 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Document ID: url:https://www.usafa.edu/app/uploads/Common-Data-Elements_-CDS_2022-2023-Updated-Final.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v120-usafa