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United States Air Force Academy
HQ USAFA/RRS, 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200
USAF Academy, CO 80840

Official telephone: (719) 333-1110

Website: www.usafa.edu

Screen last updated on: September 2006

Student ProfileTOP

Total undergraduates:

4,316

Full-time undergraduates:

4,316

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

Central Plains, Southwest

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

95%

First-year student breakdown:


3.5%	Black (non-Hispanic)
2.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
8.4%	Asian or Pacific Islander
5.5%	Hispanic
79.7%	White (non-Hispanic)
0.6%	total international (nonresident aliens)

Undergraduate breakdown:


4.9%	Black (non-Hispanic)
1.8%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
7.7%	Asian or Pacific Islander
7.4%	Hispanic
76.9%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.3%	total international (nonresident aliens)

Campus EnvironmentTOP

Campus size:

18,500 acres

City or town school is located in:

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Population of city/town:

400,000

Nearest major city:

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Distance of nearest major city:

8 miles

Population of nearest major city:

400,000

Living on CampusTOP

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms

Students required to live on campus:

All cadets must live on campus.

Student conduct policies:

class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

Study FacilitiesTOP

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

yes

Every student is required to take a computer course:

yes

Computer equipment is provided in:

library, computer center/lab(s)

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Assistance ServicesTOP

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance

Counseling services:

military, personal, academic, religious, Alcohol/substance abuse counseling.

Social ActivitiesTOP

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Student activities:

student newspaper, yearbook

Number of honor societies:

Minority student organizations:

Way of Life Committee, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Los Padrinos

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Blue Bards, chorale, church and show choirs, marching and pep bands, drum and bugle corps, chess, forensic association, aviation club, flying and parachute jump teams, explorer scouting, honor guard, sabre drill, team managers, Big Brothers/Big Sisters

AthleticsTOP

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Hans J. Mueh,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Martha Gasser,
SWA

Athletic department's mailing address:

Chief of Institutional Assessment
LT COL Bernard Asiu
United States Air Force Academy
Institutional Research and Assessment
HQ USAFA/XPR, 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 300
USAF Academy, CO 80840-5002

School mascot:

Falcons

Athletic conference memberships:

College Hockey America (Division I);Great Western Lacrosse League (Division I);Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I);Mountain West Conference (Division I, Football I-A);Western Water Polo Association (Division III)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	no
Men's basketball	no
Men's cross-country	no
Men's fencing	no
Men's football	no
Men's golf	no
Men's gymnastics	no
Men's ice hockey	no
Men's lacrosse	no
Men's sailing	no
Men's swimming	no
Men's tennis	no
Men's track and field (indoor)	no
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no
Men's water polo	no
Men's wrestling	no
Women's basketball	no
Women's cross-country	no
Women's fencing	no
Women's gymnastics	no
Women's soccer	no
Women's swimming	no
Women's tennis	no
Women's track and field (indoor)	no
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no
Women's volleyball	no

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

26%

Getting AwayTOP

Public transportation serves campus:

Nearest international airport:

Denver, CO (75 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Colorado Springs, CO (30 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Colorado Springs, CO (30 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Colorado Springs, CO (30 miles)

Paying the BillsTOP

Institutional employment is available:

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

yes

After GraduationTOP

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

100% within six months of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Unites States Air Force

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