Address: 2304 Cadet Drive, 80840 USAF Academy, Colorado, United States
Aerospace Engineering, Engineering (various), Military and Strategic Studies
Established in 1954, USAFA is a military academy for officer cadets of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, located near Colorado Springs. It provides a four-year undergraduate education focused on leadership, academics, athletics, and military training.
Diplomas*:
Bachelor
Domains taught:
Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Military, Physics, Software Engineering
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Service academy for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Highly competitive admissions. Focus on developing leaders of character.
Research:
Undergraduate research opportunities, often in areas related to aerospace, engineering, and national security. Faculty research supports Air Force needs.
Famous Alumnis:
Chesley Sully” Sullenberger
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
700
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Provides a full scholarship and stipend, guaranteed employment as an officer upon graduation, strong focus on leadership and character development, excellent facilities.
Cons
Highly structured and demanding military environment, five-year service commitment after graduation, limited academic specialization compared to civilian universities.
*: 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 …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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