COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) was ranked among the nation’s best in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings.

USAFA ranked as the number two top public school, holding steady as one of the nation’s leading public institutions.

The academy ranked number five as a national Liberal Arts College, a significant jump from its previous ranking of number eight in 2024, number 18 in 2022 and number 39 in 2020.

U.S. News defines this category as institutions that focus almost exclusively on undergraduate education and award at least 50% of their degrees in the arts and sciences. All USAFA graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree, the academy said Tuesday.

Multiple specialities in USAFA’s Elite Engineering Programs were ranked in the

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