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United States Coast Guard Academy

New London, Connecticut · Small city

#2 graduation rate in Connecticut#3 most selective in Connecticut
22.4%
Admit rate
—
Avg net price
93%
Graduation rate
—
Median earnings

United States Coast Guard Academy is a public bachelor's-granting institution in New London, Connecticut (small city setting), enrolling 1,108 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 1,108 undergradsSmall cityVery selective · 22% admitCold wintersNear the coast

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Admit rate
22.4%
SAT (mid 50%)
1240–1400
Avg GPA (est.)
3.81

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About New London, Connecticut

New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States, located at the outlet of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, which empties into Long Island Sound. John Winthrop, Jr. founded the first English settlement here in 1646, making it about the 13th town settled in Connecticut. Inhabitants referred to it informally as Nameaug or as Pequot after the tribe. Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) lived in New London and wrote several plays in the city. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
40 miles to Hartford, CT
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Westerly State (WST)

How United States Coast Guard Academy compares

#70 · Most Selective Colleges #88 · Most Residential College Campuses #38 · Colleges with the Smallest Student–Faculty Ratios
Selectivity22.4%

More selective than 95% · #3 most selective of 24 in Connecticut

SAT average1339

Higher than 84%

Graduation rate93%

Higher than 97% · #2 of 26 in Connecticut

First-year retention99%

Higher than 97%

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment1,108

Larger than 40%

Percentiles compare United States Coast Guard Academy with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Connecticut.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Black3.1%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Asian4.4%
  • Other or multiracial15%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,108
Student–faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
—
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
0%
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,953
Endowment
$994,541

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 287 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Connecticut3.8%
  • Other U.S. states93%
  • International3.1%

A national draw — only 4% of first-years come from Connecticut; 92% arrive from other states.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
22.4%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1240–1400
SAT average
1339
SAT reading
620–700
SAT math
620–700
ACT composite
27–32
Average GPA (estimated)
3.81

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
93%
Graduated on time (4 years)
90%
First-year retention
99%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
—
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
—
Median debt at graduation
—
Students with federal loans
—

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,100
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
99%
Housing charge (year)
$0
Meal plan (year)
$0
Application fee
Free
Football conference
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
48.9″
Annual snow
24.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Groton, CT US station (3.7 mi from campus).

What United States Coast Guard Academy graduates study — and earn

Business Administration, Management and Operations
45 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Political Science and Government
37 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Mechanical Engineering
35 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
26 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
25 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Civil Engineering
21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Operations Research
20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
18 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.