If USAFA was part of the America's College Rankings, what number would it fall under?

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<p>I noticed that military academies do not place on the US college ranking system, but if USAFA could go into the rankings, would it be on the top 20?</p>

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<p>[America’s</a> Best Colleges - Forbes.com](<a href=“Forbes List Directory”>Forbes List Directory)
Forbes rates us #16 for 2009 (but it also says USMA is #6… :p)</p>

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<p>What makes you think that the military academies are not ranked on US college rankings?</p>

<p>[United</a> States Air Force Academy - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/1369]United”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/1369)</p>

<p>[United</a> States Air Force Academy - Princeton Review](<a href=“http://www.princetonreview.com/UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy.aspx]United”>United States Air Force Academy - The Princeton Review College Rankings & Reviews)</p>

<p>[America’s</a> Best Colleges: #16 United States Air Force Academy - Forbes.com](<a href=“Forbes List Directory”>Forbes List Directory)</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter. This is not a college, or at least not one that can be compared fairly to your typical university. Our mission is too different. Apples and oranges, my friend (in my opinion at least).</p>

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<p>Actually, the new Forbes ranking has USMA as #1, while USAFA and USNA are #7 and #30, respectively.
[America’s</a> Best Colleges - Forbes.com](<a href=“Forbes List Directory”>Forbes List Directory)</p>

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<p>Forbes is flawed. It only includes private schools. What about all the top public schools. I mean the University of Michigan isn’t even on the list. The only Michigan college on there is Kalamazoo College. A bit of a joke if you ask me.</p>

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<p>The service academies are very difficult to compare against other colleges. How many colleges have basic training and combat survival as graduation requirements?</p>

<p>Academically, USAFA and the other academies rate very well for undergraduate programs, but the academies have MANY things other schools do not (and not everything that a “normal” school would have).</p>

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<p>Joshrk22:</p>

<p>Forbes includes William and Mary, and some of the US military schools which are public.</p>

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<p>Whoa, that’s way too advanced! Most of the fat coach-potato kids I see walking around Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Columbia couldn’t even pass the basic military academy Physical Fitness Exam.</p>

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<p>Not sure which list you are looking at, but I found 16 schools from Michigan, including University of Michigan ( [#200</a> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Forbes.com](<a href=“Forbes List Directory”>Forbes List Directory) ) and plenty of other public schools.</p>

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<p>Sorry, my mistake.</p>

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<p>easy. it’d definetely be ranked 2010th. for obvious reasons…</p>

<p>;)</p>

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<p>that’s awfully low there, eagle.</p>

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<p>ok, well how about 10th then?</p>

<p>;)</p>

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<p>i think it’s just a tad high…</p>

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<p>No, that sounds about right.</p>

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<p>I heard USAFA was ranked 13th…</p>

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<p>dude, not even close.</p>