Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at United States Air Force Academy

Every aerospace and aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering program at United States Air Force Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and has a total student population of 4,307. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from USAFA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

USAFA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

USAFA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks aerospace engineering programs across the country. The following shows how USAFA performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Schools	3
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools	32

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at USAFA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at United States Air Force Academy.

USAFA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 aerospace engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USAFA, about 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at USAFA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	73
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USAFA also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Chemistry
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That Aerospace Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in aerospace engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for United States Air Force Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Aerospace Engineers	1,890	$124,070
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By David Shankbone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.