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United States Coast Guard Academy

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location New London, CT
Population 260,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,081
Men / Women 63% / 37%
White 65%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 10%
Asian 4%
Black 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%
From State 3%
From Region 10%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering 43%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19%
Business & Economics 16%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Computer Science 7%

Financial

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 99%
4-Year Graduation Rate 90%
6-Year Graduation Rate 93%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 22%
Yield (Unbound) 66%
Regular Decision Oct 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 83%
SAT Range 1270 – 1370
SAT Math Range 620 – 700
SAT RW Range 620 – 700
ACT Range 27 – 32

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
United States Coast Guard Academy 231 57% / 43% 2% $77,179
Civil Engineering 24 50% / 50% 0% $83,460
Electrical Engineering 15 67% / 33% 7% $96,623
Mechanical Engineering 25 80% / 20% 0% $89,947
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 23 78% / 22% 9% $83,806
Operations Research 13 31% / 69% 0% $94,411
Cybersecurity 17 71% / 29% 6% $90,129
Marine and Environmental Sciences 33 30% / 70% 0% $56,553
Management 37 68% / 32% 3% $75,501
Political Science 44 48% / 52% 0% $63,194