AFIT is a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education for the United States Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Address: 2950 Hobson Way, 45433 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, United States
Aerospace Engineering, Logistics and Acquisition Management, Cyber Operations
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Logistics, Military, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Certificate, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Graduate school for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Educates military officers and civilian employees in STEM, acquisition, and logistics.
Research:
Research focused on defense-related science and technology, including aerospace systems, cybersecurity, materials, logistics, and systems engineering, supporting Air Force and Space Force needs.
Famous Alumnis:
Numerous Air Force and Space Force generals and senior leaders
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
1000
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Provides specialized graduate education tailored to Air Force and Space Force needs, research directly impacts national security, tuition often covered for military/DoD civilians.
Cons
Highly specialized, primarily serves military and DoD personnel, located on a military base.
Best For
Military officers and DoD civilians seeking specialized graduate education and research opportunities in areas critical to the Air Force and Space Force.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Naval Postgraduate School takes a similar route through military, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it is larger, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- United States Air Force Academy offers a comparable education in military, aerospace and data analytics: it is far larger, with about 4,000 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Capitol Technology University follows much the same lines as this school, with aerospace, data analytics and AI and machine learning as common ground, and it also offers bachelor's and associate degree programmes and covers telecommunications and automation as well.
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute sits close to this institution on data analytics, AI and machine learning and software engineering; it covers nanotechnologies and materials as well, and is far larger, with about 3,000 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- Also strong in graduate, Baylor College of Medicine makes a sensible second look at home; it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,577 students against roughly 1,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Defence Institute of Advanced Technology offers an international parallel to this school, with military, aerospace and AI and machine learning as common ground; it covers robotics and electrical and electronics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 600 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on military and engineering is Military Institute of Engineering in Brazil, and it covers mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 1,000 students.
- École de l'Air et de l'Espace in France shares the military, logistics and aerospace orientation of this school, and it covers transportations and optics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 700 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology offers an international parallel to this institution, with AI and machine learning and engineering as common ground; it covers physics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 900 students.
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, based in India, is built around aerospace, AI and machine learning and engineering much like this institution, and it has almost the same size, at about 1,000 students, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Cybersecurity, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering, Logistics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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