88%
Graduation Rate
97%
Retention Rate
The current year data is not available and 2023 data is used for United States Air Force Academy.
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At United States Air Force Academy, the graduation rate is 88 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 97 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 43.11% (public Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,009 students out of 1,153 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at United States Air Force Academy.
By gender, 741 male and 268 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 1,153 | 1,009 | 87.51% |
|---|
| Men | 861 | 741 | 86.06% |
|---|
| Women | 292 | 268 | 91.78% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at United States Air Force Academy.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 33.33%
- Asian: 83.78%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 83.33%
- Hispanic: 82.03%
- White: 90.28%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
- Two or More Race: 82.80%
- Unknown: 88.57%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33.33%(1/3) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 83.78%(62/74) |
84.21%(48/57) |
82.35%(14/17) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 83.33%(75/90) |
83.82%(57/68) |
81.82%(18/22) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 82.03%(105/128) |
79.21%(80/101) |
92.59%(25/27) |
|---|
| White | 90.28%(641/710) |
88.46%(460/520) |
95.26%(181/190) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 50.00%(1/2) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 82.80%(77/93) |
82.09%(55/67) |
84.62%(22/26) |
|---|
| Unknown | 88.57%(31/35) |
86.21%(25/29) |
100.00%(6/6) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At United States Air Force Academy, 16 of 18 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 88.89%.