U.S. Service SchoolsUrbanPublic4-yearEngineering

United States Coast Guard Academy

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

New London, CT1,108 students
Acceptance Rate
22%
selective
Median SAT
1,320
Middle 50%: 1240–1400
Net Price After Aid
$0
Graduation Rate
88%
6-year, full-time

United States Coast Guard Academy is a public institution in New London, CT with an acceptance rate of 22% and 1,108 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1240–1400 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.81. The average net price after financial aid is $0 per year.

About United States Coast Guard Academy

A public 4-year urban university in New London, CT.

United States Coast Guard Academy campus
Campus · New London

United States Coast Guard Academy is a college in New London, CT. It enrolls roughly 1,108 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 22%. Admitted students typically score between 1240 and 1400 on the SAT.

U.S. Service SchoolsUrbanPublic4-yearEngineering
Acceptance Rate
22%
Selective
Total Enrollment
1,108
Small
Retention
98%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
88%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
22%
22 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.81
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1240 to 1400
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.81 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into United States Coast Guard Academy. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,2501,390
1,320
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2732
27
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.713.99
3.81
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at United States Coast Guard Academy after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $0
Average net price after aid
$0
After grants and scholarships
Pell Grant Recipients
—
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
—
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at United States Coast Guard Academy concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
7:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Engineering
43% of degrees awarded
Retention
98%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends United States Coast Guard Academy. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Asian4%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Black3%
  • Two or more races10%
  • International3%

Gender

  • Female37%
  • Male63%
International
3%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,108

Outcomes after graduation

What United States Coast Guard Academy graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
—
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
88%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
—
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
—
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$0/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

A 88% graduation rate puts United States Coast Guard Academy in the top tier nationally.

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