United States Coast Guard Academy Business Programs

United States Coast Guard Academy is a public institution located in New London, Connecticut. The city atmosphere of New London makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is United States Coast Guard Academy?

Contact details for USCGA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4195
Phone:	860-444-8444
Website:	www.uscga.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/CoastGuardAcademy
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/CoastGuardBears

How Do I Get Into USCGA?

You can apply to USCGA online at: https://www.uscga.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for USCGA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into USCGA?

With an acceptance rate of 20%, USCGA is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 63% of accepted students are men and 37% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 18%, and the acceptance rate for women is 25%.

Average Test Scores

About 73% of students accepted to USCGA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

USCGA received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 33. Math scores were between 27 and 31. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

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United States Coast Guard Academy Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,056 full-time undergraduates at USCGA, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of United States Coast Guard Academy students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	79
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	123
White	656
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	122

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at United States Coast Guard Academy. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at USCGA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Georgia, and Philippines.

Online Learning at United States Coast Guard Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	53	53
TOTAL	53	53

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By USCG Public Affairs photograph of United States Coast Guard under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.