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United States Coast Guard Academy

Basic Information

Type Public
Location New London, CT
Population 260,000
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Demographics

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

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 43%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19%
Business & Economics 16%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Professional 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 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 66%
Regular Decision Oct 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 83%
SAT Range 1,240 – 1,400
ACT Range 27 – 32

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
United States Coast Guard Academy 231 57% / 43% 2%
Civil Engineering 24 50% / 50% 0%
Electrical Engineering 15 67% / 33% 7%
Mechanical Engineering 25 80% / 20% 0%
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 23 78% / 22% 9%
Operations Research 13 31% / 69% 0%
Marine and Environmental Sciences 33 30% / 70% 0%
Management 37 68% / 32% 3%
Political Science 44 48% / 52% 0%
Cybersecurity 17 71% / 29% 6%