United States Coast Guard Academy
The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, Connecticut, is the U.S. service academy specifically for the United States Coast Guard. Founded in 1876, the academy provides education to future Coast Guard officers in one of nine major fields of study.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 22%
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,081
- Graduation rate (150%): 93%
- Graduation rate (200%): 92%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 87%
- Student to faculty ratio: 7:1
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: New London, CT
Majors and programs
The most common programs at United States Coast Guard Academy include Political Science, Business Administration and Management, Oceanography, Chemical and Physical.
- Political Science (44 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (37 bachelor's)
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical (33 bachelor's)
- Mechanical Engineering (25 bachelor's)
- Civil Engineering (24 bachelor's)
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (23 bachelor's)
- Computer and Information Systems Security (17 bachelor's)
- Electrical Engineering (15 bachelor's)
- Operations Research (13 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 24%, Engineering 65%, Computer Science 11%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's.
Admissions
United States Coast Guard Academy admits 22% of applicants. Of students admitted, 66% enrolled.
- Applications: 1,943
- Admitted: 436
- Enrolled: 288
- Yield (first-choice signal): 66%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,081
- Women: 39%
- Commuter share (estimated): 0%
- Part-time undergraduates: 0%
- Age 25 and older: 9%
- Graduation rate: 93%
- Come back after freshman year: 99%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 82%
- Student to faculty: 7:1
- Professor salary: $95,543
- Associate professor salary: $74,127
- Assistant professor salary: $63,739
- On-campus housing capacity: 1,200
- Meal plan meals per week: 21
- Average SAT: 1,320
- Average ACT: 30
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Not available
Common questions
What is the United States Coast Guard Academy acceptance rate? United States Coast Guard Academy admits 22% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
What majors does United States Coast Guard Academy offer? Popular programs include Political Science, Business Administration and Management, Oceanography, Chemical and Physical, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering.
What is the United States Coast Guard Academy graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 87% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 93%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. United States Coast Guard Academy official site: https://uscga.edu.