United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, Connecticut
- Public
- City
- 1,108 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 22%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- Not reportedper year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 94%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- Not reported10 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Unlike the other federal service academies, the Coast Guard Academy doesn't require a congressional nomination.
Cadets pay no tuition, room, or board because the full cost of education is covered by the federal government, and cadets receive a salary while attending.
Source: Cost And Tuition - United States Coast Guard Academy
All incoming freshmen begin their military training with Swab Summer, a seven-week program that includes one week aboard the tall ship Eagle.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 22%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1240–1400Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 27–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- Not reportedfull-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- Not reportedsticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $0Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $0Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 94%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 99%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- Not reported10 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,108Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 0%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT — admits 88%
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA — admits 95%
- University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT — admits 87%
- Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA — admits 71%
Also worth a look
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM — admits 44%
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC — admits 30%
- Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC — admits 23%
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV — admits 37%
- Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND — admits 37%
- Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME — admits 54%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for United States Coast Guard Academy, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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