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Come for the education. Stay for the experience. At the U.S. Air Force Academy, we become leaders, innovators, warriors and wingmen, ready to serve in the world’s greatest Air & Space Forces. Launch Virtual TourLast surviving Tuskegee Airman visits Academy for ceremony
Cadets stand in formation during the Tuskegee Airman statue re-dedication and wreath-laying ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Honor
Out-of-this-world fun with Physics and Astronomy Club
U.S. Air Force Academy Physics and Astronomy Club members prepare to view the total solar eclipse in Texas April 8,
Star wrestler shows how athletics produces leaders
Cadet 1st Class Sam Wolf will graduate this summer and attend pilot training. Wolf participates in athletics at the U.S.
Cadet Wing kicks off Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Teal rope cadets are placed throughout the squadrons in the Cadet Wing at the U.S. Air Force Academy. They play
QUICK FACTS
MAJOR IN THE FUTURE
Your limit does not exist. With 32 majors, an 8:1 student to faculty ratio, and world-class facilities, here you can take your academic passions above and beyond.
Majors & Minors
WIN THROUGH INNOVATION
With 24 Research Centers, 46 patents, and most recently, a Pandemic Math Team, our innovative culture has real-world impact. The Cadet Summer Research Program leverages private and government partnerships, taking cadets and faculty beyond campus and around the globe.
Research CentersLeaders of Character
Here we believe in living honorably, lifting others up to be the best they can be, and elevating our own performance towards a common and noble purpose. Across all circumstances and challenges, we learn what it takes to become resilient leaders of character.
Center for Character and Leadership DevelopmentPREPARE TODAY, LEAD TOMORROW
From the moment our cadets step foot on campus for in-processing to the day they toss their caps in the air at graduation, a cadet’s experience at the is steeped with pride and tradition. Indeed, our traditions create bonds among cadets and the long blue line of graduates.
Academy traditions