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#6 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
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#7 Civil
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#7 Computer
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#6 Electrical / Electronic / Communications
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#10 Mechanical
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#35 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#3 Top Public Schools
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#66 Business Programs
United States Air Force Academy is ranked #39 in National Liberal Arts Colleges. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
75
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
63
Graduation and retention rank
57
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
81%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
94%
Social Mobility Rank
35
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
N/A
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
N/A
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
91%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-9
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.2
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
142
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
66
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
94.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
51%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
65.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
8:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
64
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
53%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
4
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
152
Average alumni giving rate
13.2%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
