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Physical Sciences at United States Air Force Academy

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how USAFA ranks in comparison to other schools with physical sciences programs.

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Physical Sciences Degrees Available at USAFA

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

USAFA Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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.

During the 2020-2021 academic year, United States Air Force Academy handed out 32 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences. This is an increase of 45% over the previous year when 22 degrees were handed out.

USAFA Physical Sciences Students

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

USAFA Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 physical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USAFA, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at USAFA are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 78% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

Physical Sciences Majors

Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	16
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	7
Chemistry	5
General Physical Sciences	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	274
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	86
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	69
Mathematics & Statistics	12

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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