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United States Coast Guard Academy

New London, CT · Public · Urban

Acceptance rate: 22.4%
SAT (25th to 75th): 1,240 to 1,400
ACT (25th to 75th): 27 to 32

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 22.4%
SAT, middle 50%: 1,240 to 1,400
ACT, middle 50%: 27 to 32
Testing policy: Test scores not used in admission
Undergraduates: 1,108

Selectivity

Applicants: 1,789
Admitted: 435
Enrolled: 287
Yield: 66%
Submitted an SAT: 67%
Submitted an ACT: 24%

Reported by the school to IPEDS for fall 2023 admission. How many people apply and how many of those admitted actually enroll tells you more about a school's position than the admit rate alone.

What this school weighs in admission

Secondary school record: Required
Secondary school GPA: Required
Secondary school class rank: Required
College-preparatory program: Considered but not required
Personal statement or essay: Required
Recommendations: Required
Demonstration of competencies: Considered but not required
Work experience: Considered but not required
Legacy status: Considered but not required
TOEFL: Considered but not required

The school's own answers to the federal admissions survey for fall 2023. Testing policy is not listed here because it has changed at many schools since; the deadlines block above carries the current one.

Test scores in detail

Section	25th	Median	75th
SAT reading and writing	610	650	690
SAT math	600	640	690
ACT composite	25	27	30
ACT English	26	27	33
ACT math	24	26	28

Scores of enrolled students, by section. Half the class scored between the 25th and the 75th, which is the range worth measuring yourself against.

Cost

Net price is the federal average across aided students, not an estimate for you. For that, use the school's own calculator or the financial aid tools.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 92.7%
First-year retention: 98.6%

Earnings by major

Major	Degrees	Graduates here	Same major nationally
Business Administration, Management and Operations	45	-	-
Political Science and Government	37	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	35	-	-
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	26	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	25	-	-
Civil Engineering	21	-	-
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	20	-	-
Operations Research	20	-	-

What students actually major in

Engineering 49%
Social Sciences 19%
Business and Marketing 15%
Physical Sciences 11%
Computer Science 6%

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded by field, largest first.

Student body

Undergraduates: 1,108
White: 63.8%
Black: 3.1%
Hispanic: 13.5%
Asian: 4.4%
Two or more races: 9.9%
International: 2.9%

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Sources: the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. This school is not in our hand-curated set, so there is less detail here than on the schools we profile in depth. See how our data works.