United States federal academies

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

Five are United States 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

Nine other academies can be loosely classified as a military academy, most of which are graduate schools:
 * Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, founded 1972
 * The National Defense University, also known as "NDU", founded 1976
 * The National Intelligence University, also known as "NIU", established 1962
 * Air Force Institute of Technology
 * Air War College
 * Marine Corps University
 * Naval Postgraduate School
 * Naval War College
 * United States Army Command and General Staff College
 * United States Army War College

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