United States federal academies

There are nine federal academies run by the United States federal government.

Five are service academies:

United States Military Academy, also known as "West Point" and "Army", founded 1802
United States Naval Academy, also known as "Annapolis" and "Navy", founded 1845
United States Air Force Academy, founded 1954
United States Coast Guard Academy, founded 1876
United States Merchant Marine Academy, also known as "Kings Point", founded 1942

Three academies can be loosely classified as a military academy:

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, founded 1972
The National Defense University, also known as "NDU", founded 1976

There are five federal non-military academies:

The Foreign Service Institute, founded 1947
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, founded 1970
United States National Mine Health and Safety Academy, founded 1971
The FBI Academy, founded 1972
The National Fire Academy, also known as "NFA", founded in 1976

See also

List of defunct United States military academies

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