United States Coast Guard Academy

New London, CT · Public · https://www.uscga.edu/ ↗

United States Coast Guard Academy is a public college in New London, Connecticut, set in a small city. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 1,108 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Political Science and Government; Business Administration, Management and Operations; and Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Public universities in Connecticut

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Political Science and Government · Business Administration, Management and Operations · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

United States Coast Guard Academy at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
1,108
Similar schools: 5,632
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
22.4%
Similar schools: 83.6%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
94.8%
Similar schools: 51.6%
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
98.6%
Similar schools: 76.5%

What the data shows about United States Coast Guard Academy

Comparisons below use the medians for the 595 public schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. It admits 22.4% of applicants, lower than the 83.6% median. 98.6% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 76.5%). 94.8% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 51.6% median.