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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, COLO. -- With graduation set for this week on Thursday, Air Force Academy officials have released the annual statistics for the current graduating class.

When the Class of 2010 entered the USAFA in June 2006, 1,720 were offered appointments and of those 1,334 were processed into the Academy. The breakdown is as follows:

*  80 percent or 1065 males 

*  20 percent or 269 females  

*  24 percent or 321 minorities 

*  47.2 percent or 630 pilot-qualified 

*  19 International students 

Scouting affiliations:

*  Number of Scouts:  316

*  Boy Scouts: 105

*  Girl Scouts: 31

*  Gold Award: 5

*  Eagle Scouts: 175

High School History:

Average GPA:  3.84

Average SAT scores: 620 Verbal, 652 Math

Average ACT scores: 28.3 English, 29.4 Reading, 29.1 Math, 28.5 Science

As They Graduate on 26 May 2010 (as of  24 May 2010):

*  Graduating: 1001 will walk across the stage; of those, there are 814 men (81.3 percent) and 187 women (18.7 percent).

*  Minorities: 240 (23.9 percent) made up of 45 African American, 76 Hispanic, 93 Asian-Pacific Islander, 26 Native American

*  International Students:  15  (one each from Colombia, Algeria, Guatemala, Thailand, Taiwan, Trinidad, Korea, Romania, Tunisia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Singapore, Kenya, Belize):  Total international grads for all years: 281.

*  Average Cumulative GPA:  2.94                                                  

*  Adjusted Attrition Rate:  341 or 26.1 percent                

Personal Histories:

*  Sets of Twins:  2

*  Fourth-Child Graduates:  1

*  Third-Child Graduates: 1

*  Second-Child Graduates (other than twins): 45

*  Second Generation Graduates:  60

*  Posthumous Graduates:  None

Professional Statistics:

*  Graduates Going To Pilot Training:  520

*  Graduates Going To Combat Systems Operator (Nav) Training:  25

*  Graduates Going To Air Battle Manager Training:  13          

*  Total Rated Officers in Class:  558

Service commitment:  Graduates from the Class of 2010 who enter pilot training incur an active duty service commitment of ten years after earning their wings. For navigators, the service commitment is six years after successful completion of training. All remaining graduates incur a five-year active duty service commitment.

 Total Graduates for all years, including Class of 2010 graduates:  

*  Males =  37,927 (+ 814)=38,741 

*  Females =  3936(+187)=4123                      

Total =  41,863(+1001)=42,864

*  Air Force Academy graduates who have attained the rank of general:  520 (196 Active duty, 316 retired, 8 deceased)