United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, Colorado · Public · 4,114 undergraduates · usafa.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
14%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1230 to 1440
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at United States Air Force Academy
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
14% of applicants admitted
Reach
It admits only 14% of applicants, so it's a reach for everyone.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
Not available
What to do with your 1340
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted in addition to ACT and SAT
Source: Counselor - Admissions - United States Air Force Academy · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec31Other deadline · December 31, 2026
Who gets in
14%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1230 to 1440
Reading and Writing 620 to 710
Math 610 to 730
ACT composite 26 to 33
After college
Graduate within 6 years
84%
Come back for a second year
97%
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