Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
United States Air Force Academy requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 1091 first-time undergrad students enrolled at United States Air Force Academy. Among these students, 377 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 231 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1349
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1453 admitted students 377 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
35%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1208-1490. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 590 and 730, while 25% scored below 590 and another 25% scored above 730.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 618 and 760, while 25% scored below 618 and 25% achieved a score of 760. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1349 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to United States Air Force Academy.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 25% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
590-730 -
Math
618-760
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
32
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1453 admitted students 231 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
21%
Similar to the SAT, United States Air Force Academy requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 21% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 29 and 34, with 25% scoring above 34 and another 25% scoring below 29.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 52% of test takers nationally.
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English
28-35 -
Math
29-33 -
Composite
29-34
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in United States Air Force Academy during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, United States Air Force Academy received a total of 11,687 applications. These applications included 7,905 male applicants and 3,782 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 11,687 applicants, United States Air Force Academy admitted 1,453 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,002 males and 451 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,091 students chose to enroll at United States Air Force Academy. This means that 1,091 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 769 were male and 322 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, United States Air Force Academy had an overall acceptance rate of 12% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 13% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 12%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. United States Air Force Academy had an overall yield rate of 75% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 77%, and for female admitted students, it was 71%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for United States Air Force Academy over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
United States Air Force Academy uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at United States Air Force Academy.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Not Accepted