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Economics at United States Air Force Academy

United States Air Force Academy graduates about 36 economics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 93rd of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 33 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 59% of the schools we've counted.

80/100Standout#93 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year364% of the class
Courses in the catalog33more than 59% of schools
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 economics happens

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

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Providence College 80
  2. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 80
  3. Smith College 80
  4. Franklin & Marshall College 80
  5. Skidmore College 80
  6. Scripps College 80
  7. University of California, Davis 79
  8. University of Denver 79

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 economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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