Academy earns top college rankings
By Meade Warthen/Sept. 14, 2017
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force Academy received several top college rankings from the U.S. News & World Report this week.
The Academy ranked number two in Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering at schools where doctorate degrees are not offered, just behind Emory Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Ariz.
The school also tied for second place with the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) in High School Counselor Ranking at Liberal Arts Colleges.
The number 3 ranking for Top Public Schools Ranking also went to the Academy.
The Academy tied for fifth place with U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis) for Best Undergraduate Engineering Program also where doctorate degrees are not offered.
Several other categories in which the Academy scored significant rankings included:
- #6 Electrical/Electronic/Communications
- #8 Mechanical Engineering
- #26 National Liberal Arts Colleges
- #45 Best Undergraduate Business Programs
The U.S. News rankings methodology is based on several factors — the most heavily weighted factors include student outcomes such as Graduation and Retention Rates, as well as an Assessment of Excellence where U.S. News evaluates schools on hundreds of data points and up to 15 measures of academic quality.
For a full list of where the Air Force Academy was ranked, visit:
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/air-force-academy-1369/overall-rankings