United States Coast Guard Academy

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 260,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,108
Men / Women 63% / 37%
From State 3%
From Region 10%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 10%
Asian 4%
Black 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
United States Coast Guard Academy 266 62% 64% 4% 4% 11% 2% $90,704 90 +0.21 97
Civil Engineering 37 — 76% 62% 0% 3% 8% 0% $95,004 69 +0.38 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 17 — 71% 76% 6% 0% 12% 0% $117,589 64 +0.03 99 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 22 — 68% 59% 0% 5% 18% 5% $99,406 58 +0.03 98 — — — — —
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 34 — 56% 79% 6% 0% 6% 0% $100,038 20 -0.58 98 — — — — —
Operations Research 20 — 70% 45% 20% 0% 10% 5% $103,497 22 -0.65 99 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 17 — 76% 41% 6% 0% 18% 0% $100,623 72 +0.37 98 — — — — —
Marine and Environmental Sciences 29 — 24% 62% 0% 0% 14% 7% $69,676 91 +1.38 86 — — — — —
Management 40 — 78% 68% 2% 12% 5% 0% $89,800 82 +0.63 96 — — — — —
Political Science 50 — 54% 64% 4% 8% 14% 4% $72,635 55 +0.03 88 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $0
Est. Cost of Attendance $0
ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 48.9% 130 68% 65% 5% 2% 10% 2% $101,326 49 -0.14 98 — —
Social Sciences 18.8% 50 54% 64% 4% 8% 14% 4% $72,635 92 +0.03 88 — —
Business & Economics 15.0% 40 78% 68% 2% 12% 5% 0% $89,800 71 +0.63 96 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 10.9% 29 24% 62% 0% 0% 14% 7% $69,676 89 +1.38 86 — —
Computer Science 6.4% 17 76% 41% 6% 0% 18% 0% $100,623 33 +0.37 98 — —

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 22% 22% —

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 83%
SAT Range 1240 – 1400
SAT Math Range 620 – 700
SAT RW Range 620 – 700