Declining Applications

I always post how our three major service academies always rank very high in evaluations of US universities and colleges, this post being the most recent.  Today I learn that two of them have declining numbers of applications--in other words, it seems fewer people want to attend them:

#14, US Naval Academy

Even with the drop in applications, the 2013 applicant pool is still one of the largest the Academy has seen in the last five years.

#2, US Air Force Academy

Like the Naval Academy, the Air Force has one of the lowest acceptance rates in the country at 15.4% in 2013. However, application numbers were down by a hefty 21.51%. 

Good job for avoiding this list, West Point!