United States Air Force Academy Admissions

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United States Air Force Academy has an acceptance rate of 16% . Of those admitted, 78% go on to enroll. The application fee is $- .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $-
  • Number of Applicants: 8,353
  • Percent Admitted: 16%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 78%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 8,353 5,912 2,441
Percent admitted 16% 16% 16%
Percent admitted who enrolled 78% 78% 77%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

United States Air Force Academy Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations ✔      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT) ✔      
TOEFL (if applicable)      

United States Air Force Academy Test Scores

United States Air Force Academy SAT Scores

SAT Range 1310 – 1480
SAT Average 1395
SAT 25th Percentile 1310
SAT 75th Percentile 1480

United States Air Force Academy ACT Scores

ACT Range 28 – 33
ACT Average 31
ACT 25th Percentile 28
ACT 75th Percentile 33

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.