United States Coast Guard Academy

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#1862 / #528
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#67
Most Desirable School
U.S. federal service academy for the Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard Academy at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#528
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
22%
Graduation rate
95%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,108

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United States Coast Guard Academy Featured Rankings

About United States Coast Guard Academy

According to Wikipedia, The United States Coast Guard Academy is a service academy of the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1876, it is the smallest of the five U.S. service academies and provides education to future Coast Guard officers in one of nine major fields of study.

United States Coast Guard Academy Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
1,78922%99%95%132029

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does United States Coast Guard Academy Cost To Attend?

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

United States Coast Guard Academy's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
1,0811,081

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is United States Coast Guard Academy?

United States Coast Guard Academy is located at 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320.

How Safe is United States Coast Guard Academy?

New London has a violent crime rate of 0.20% and a property crime rate of 1.40%. Sources: city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is United States Coast Guard Academy Known For?

United States Coast Guard Academy is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

United States Coast Guard Academy's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much United States Coast Guard Academy's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Earth Sciences
#779
World Rank
#798
Historical Rank
#190
USA Rank

United States Coast Guard Academy ranks #190 in the U.S. and #779 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Engineering
#1703
World Rank
#1727
Historical Rank
#281
USA Rank

United States Coast Guard Academy ranks #281 in the U.S. and #1703 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Political Science
#1484
World Rank
#1501
Historical Rank
#372
USA Rank

United States Coast Guard Academy ranks #372 in the U.S. and #1484 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Computer Science
#3496
World Rank
#3506
Historical Rank
#786
USA Rank

United States Coast Guard Academy ranks #786 in the U.S. and #3496 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Sociology
#4600
World Rank
#4604
Historical Rank
#1450
USA Rank

United States Coast Guard Academy ranks #1450 in the U.S. and #4600 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees

Who Are United States Coast Guard Academy's Most Influential Alumni?

David Caron
David Caron
An American jurist.
Robert Brulle
An American sociologist.