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Aerospace engineering at United States Air Force Academy

United States Air Force Academy graduates about 117 aerospace engineering majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#16 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year11711% of the class
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

Around United States Air Force Academy

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A USAF CV-22 Osprey visits the United States Air Force Academy. Photo taken May,
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Where aerospace engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Aeronautics Lab.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 5 · Athletics 3 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. University of Washington 77
  2. University of Notre Dame 76
  3. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 74
  4. Texas A&M University 73
  5. Case Western Reserve University 71
  6. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 69
  7. University of Florida 68
  8. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 67

Other strong majors at United States Air Force Academy

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares United States Air Force Academy with every school we score in aerospace engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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