There are nineteen federal academies run by the

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. Five are United States service academies: *

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...

, also known as "West Point" and "Army", founded 1802 *

United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy ...

, also known as "Annapolis" and "Navy", founded 1845 *

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and U ...

, founded 1954 * United States Coast Guard Academy, founded 1876 * United States Merchant Marine Academy, also known as "Kings Point", founded 1942 Nine other academies can be loosely classified as a

military academy A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...

, most of which are graduate schools: *

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad in the medical corps as ...

, founded 1972 * The National Defense University, also known as "NDU", founded 1976 * Air Force Institute of Technology * Air War College * Marine Corps University *

Naval Postgraduate School The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. It offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD c ...

* Naval War College * United States Army Command and General Staff College *

United States Army War College The United States Army War College (USAWC) is a U.S. Army educational institution in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 500-acre (2 km2) campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks. It provides graduate-level instruction to senior military officer ...

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

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