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USAFA Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to learn how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the USAFA diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

USAFA Student Population

How Many Students Attend United States Air Force Academy?

USAFA total enrollment is approximately 4,307 students.

USAFA Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time USAFA undergraduate population is made up of 28% women, and 72% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

USAFA Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,745
Hispanic	493
Multi-Ethnic	312
Black or African American	285
Asian	285
Unknown	102
International	59
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	20

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

USAFA Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,745
Hispanic	493
Multi-Ethnic	312
Black or African American	285
Asian	285
Unknown	102
International	59
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	20

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

United States Air Force Academy Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	266
Asian	11
Black or African American	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Hispanic	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at USAFA.

USAFA Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with men than with women.

There are approximately 1,207 female students and 3,100 male students at USAFA.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of USAFA is unknown or unavailable.

There are more male teachers than female teachers at this school.

More about USAFA faculty.

There are approximately 104 female teachers and 188 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

USAFA ranks 14 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

91.33% of USAFA students come from out of state, and 1.35% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 48 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
California	117
Texas	101
Colorado	80
Florida	68
Georgia	47

International Students at USAFA

Students from 24 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Thailand, Moldova, and Taiwan.

Learn more about international students at USAFA.

Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At USAFA, 77.25% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	1,971
18-19	1,332
22-24	927
25-29	45
30-34	0
35 and over	0
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By David Shankbone under License

• How we came up with Diversity Scores.