United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 394th in the United States, 1612th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,083 academic publications and 162,833 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 301 notable alumni.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 238th for Engineering in the United States and 1344th in the World with 5,988 publications made and 102,888 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 254th for Physics in the United States and 1410th in the World with 4,776 publications made and 100,673 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 313th for Computer Science in the United States and 1587th in the World with 4,250 publications made and 72,784 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 399th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1905th in the World with 4,057 publications made and 65,105 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Sociology.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs
Liberal Arts & Social SciencesPublications&Citations
Year
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993
42
232
1994
43
237
1995
55
324
1996
37
290
1997
51
348
1998
61
381
1999
61
375
2000
57
412
2001
57
510
2002
92
738
2003
71
795
2004
83
785
2005
90
950
2006
82
1199
2007
92
1195
2008
88
1393
2009
90
1598
2010
103
1761
2011
134
2086
2012
118
2155
2013
90
2150
2014
100
2333
2015
111
2542
2016
123
2380
2017
92
2453
2018
144
2896
2019
127
2993
2020
333
4294
2021
202
3703
2022
223
3517
2023
178
3677
2024
152
3260
2025
125
2630
The following table provides academic rankings for United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 342nd for Environmental Science in the United States and 2001st in the World with 3,722 publications made and 62,422 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 290th for Chemistry in the United States and 1809th in the World with 3,324 publications made and 79,743 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 399th for Biology in the United States and 2440th in the World with 2,726 publications made and 61,664 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 322nd for Mathematics in the United States and 1555th in the World with 2,100 publications made and 46,226 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 343rd for Business in the United States and 1559th in the World with 2,062 publications made and 36,404 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Operations Research.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 441st for Medicine in the United States and 2256th in the World with 2,008 publications made and 42,896 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Public Health.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 485th for Psychology in the United States and 2015th in the World with 1,713 publications made and 32,623 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 405th for Economics in the United States and 1759th in the World with 1,052 publications made and 18,104 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Relations and Diplomacy.
United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs ranked 367th for Art & Design in the United States and 1531st in the World with 882 publications made and 11,537 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Aesthetics.
Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.