Life At A DifferentAltitude
Come for the education. Stay for the experience. At the U.S. Air Force Academy, we become leaders, innovators, warriors and wingmen, ready to serve in the world’s greatest Air & Space Forces. Launch Virtual TourCadets learn, instruct during legal conference
U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Command commander, speaks during the Fourth Annual USSPACECOM Legal Conference March 6, 2024
Cadet seeks to inspire high school students
Cadet 2nd Class Kelsey Monaghan-Bergson accepts her finalist award at Falcon Tank April 8, 2022. Monaghan-Bergson received the award after
Cadets use critical-thinking to solve ‘wicked problems’
Cadet 2nd Class Alyssa Hargis, left, and Cadet 1st Class Olivia Hommes, consider options for a proposed solution to their
Experts help cadets understand the future of war-fighting
U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Lauren Blackwelder flies a simulator in the Multi-Domain Laboratory during the Firstie Flag
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MAJOR IN THE FUTURE
Your limit does not exist. With 32 majors, an 8:1 student to faculty ratio, and world-class facilities, here you can take your academic passions above and beyond.
Majors & Minors
WIN THROUGH INNOVATION
With 24 Research Centers, 46 patents, and most recently, a Pandemic Math Team, our innovative culture has real-world impact. The Cadet Summer Research Program leverages private and government partnerships, taking cadets and faculty beyond campus and around the globe.
Research CentersLeaders of Character
Here we believe in living honorably, lifting others up to be the best they can be, and elevating our own performance towards a common and noble purpose. Across all circumstances and challenges, we learn what it takes to become resilient leaders of character.
Center for Character and Leadership DevelopmentPREPARE TODAY, LEAD TOMORROW
From the moment our cadets step foot on campus for in-processing to the day they toss their caps in the air at graduation, a cadet’s experience at the is steeped with pride and tradition. Indeed, our traditions create bonds among cadets and the long blue line of graduates.
Academy traditions