Benefit Fact Sheet
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), located at Wright Patterson AFB, is the Department of the Air Force's leader for advanced, multi-disciplinary academic education, as well as its institution for initial technical and professional continuing education. A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, AFIT provides innovative, defense-focused graduate education and related research, and operationally-relevant initial skills training and professional continuing education to sustain the technological supremacy of America's air, space, and cyber forces.
AFIT accomplishes this mission through four schools: the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, the School of Systems and Logistics, the School of Strategic Force Studies, and the Civil Engineer School. Through its Civilian Institution Programs Office, AFIT also manages the educational programs of Airmen and Guardians enrolled in civilian universities, research centers, teaching hospitals, and industrial organizations.
Selected officers and noncommissioned officers that meet the following minimum requirements are eligible:
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Hold an appropriate bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States, or the equivalent of this degree in another country
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Meet or exceed grade point average of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale
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Submit satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), as applicable to the program requested.
In addition to the above requirements, for admission into the Doctoral degree program applicants must hold a master's degree with a grade point average of 3.50 or greater.
The Department of the Air Force covers the cost of tuition for students assigned to AFIT by the U.S. Air Force and other military organizations in a fully-sponsored capacity to pursue a degree or certificate full-time. AFIT pays travel and per diem for Active Duty Air Force and Space Force, Department of the Air Force Civilians, and ANG military (environmental courses only) students who have been given a seat in a designated course.
Academic Schools
Graduate School of Engineering & Management
School of Strategic Force Studies
Academic Programs
All programs and degrees listed below are offered by the Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Certificate Programs
- Autonomy
- Cost Capability Analysis
- Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Graduate Certificate
- Cyber-Physical Sensing: Artificial Intelligence
- Cyber-Physical Sensing: Cyber Attack
- Cyber-Physical Sensor Analysis
- Data Analytics
- Graduate Certificate Program in Hypersonic Flight
- Graduate Certificate Program in Space Systems
- Graduate Certificate Program in Space Vehicle Design
- Human Systems Integration
- Low Observable Materials Engineering
- Low Observables Radio Frequency Engineering
- Modeling, Simulation and Analysis
- Nuclear Weapons Effects, Policy, and Proliferation
- Operations Research
- Systems Engineering
- Test and Evaluation
Master’s Programs
- Acquisition and Program Management
- Advanced Study of Air Mobility (ASAM)-M.S. in Operations Management
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Applied Systems Engineering (M.E.)
- Astronautical Engineering
- Atmospheric Science
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Cost Analysis
- Cyber Operations
- Date Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering: Distance Learning – Guidance, Navigation, and Control
- Engineering Management
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Materials Science-Electronic/Photonic
- Materials Science-Structural
- Nuclear Engineering
- Operations Research
- Optical Science and Engineering
- Space Systems
- Systems Engineering
Doctoral Programs
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Astronautical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Material Science-Electronic/Photonic
- Material Science-Structural
- Nuclear Engineering
- Operations Research
- Optical Science and Engineering
- Space Systems
- Systems Engineering
Online Programs
- Master’s Degree: Applied Systems Engineering (M.E.)
- Master’s Degree: Electrical Engineering: Distance Learning – Guidance, Navigation, and Control
- Master’s Degree: Systems Engineering
- Certificate: Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Graduate Certificate
- Certificate: Data Analytics
- Certificate: Graduate Certificate Program in Space Systems
- Certificate: Human Systems Integration
- Certificate: Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis
- Certificate: Nuclear Weapons Effects, Policy, and Proliferation
- Certificate: Operations Research
- Certificate: Systems Engineering
- Certificate: Test and Evaluation
Applying:
AFIT applications are processed year-round. All Service members are strongly encouraged to apply anytime versus waiting for the annual "calls for volunteers" for advanced academic degree assignments. Application procedures vary by branch for Department of the Air Force personnel, requirements are:
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Officers: The Force Development Teams at HQ AFPC consider Air Force officers for Air Force sponsored, graduate educational opportunities, and recommend the right officer at the right time for the right reason. The specific graduate areas in which the Air Force will sponsor (i.e., fully fund) a student for an advanced degree are determined by the Air Force.
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Enlisted: The “Enlisted-to-AFIT” program is a unique element of enlisted professional development. In conjunction with other training and education programs, resident AFIT sponsored science, engineering, and management graduate degree opportunities further develop noncommissioned officers' technical education and skills. This program is intended to enhance combat capability through career field core competency augmentation and to provide the Air and Space Forces with a source of highly proficient NCOs, technically experienced in their career field and highly educated through AFIT graduate degree programs.
Prospective students must meet service eligibility standards and receive a letter of academic eligibility from the Office of Admissions and the Registrar prior to selection and assignment to the Graduate School of Engineering and Management. Interested NCOs should apply for an academic review anytime. HQ Air Force Personnel Center calls for applicants in November each year.
The Graduate School of Engineering and Management provides an online application. See the AFIT admissions page for specific application and registration information on each school.
In addition to the application form there are several academic documents required for admission to an AFIT graduate program.
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An official transcript from every college or university attended (undergraduate and graduate) is required.
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Score reports for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) (for management-related disciplines) are required.
For more information contact: 937-255-6565
Air Force Institute of Technology:
https://www.afit.edu/
AFIT Fact Sheet:
https://www.afit.edu/images/pics/file/AFIT%20Fact%20Sheet_4%20pgs_11%20Mar%2020.pdf