![]() During their tenure at the Academy, cadets receive tuition, room and board, and a monthly stipend all paid for by the Air Force. Recent incoming classes have had about 1,200 cadets since 2012, around 20% of each incoming class does not graduate. Īdmission is highly competitive, with nominations divided equally among Congressional districts. ![]() The academy is also one of the largest tourist attractions in Colorado, attracting approximately a million visitors each year. Graduates of the academy's four-year program receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. It is the youngest of the five United States service academies, having graduated its first class 63 years ago in 1959, but is the third in seniority. ![]() ![]() The United States Air Force Academy ( USAFA) is a military academy for officer cadets of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force immediately north of Colorado Springs, Colorado. ![]()
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