United States
Coast Guard Academy
Public College in New London, CT. Six-year graduation rate 93%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 93% — well above the national average
Admissions
United States Coast Guard Academy admits just 22% of applicants, placing it among the most selective undergraduate institutions in the country. 1,943 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. Yield is high — 66% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 620–700 | 162 (56%) |
| SAT Math | 620–700 | |
| ACT Composite | 27–32 | 77 (27%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A 93% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is strong at 99%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 7:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
Financial aid data for this institution is not yet available.
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026