Career orientation
highEvery graduate prepares for Coast Guard service.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
United States Coast Guard Academy
The Coast Guard Academy is a small federal service academy preparing officers for maritime safety, security, environmental protection, and national defense. It requires no congressional nomination, but the regimented program and service obligation remain defining commitments.
- Education for Coast Guard service
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- New London, Connecticut · Military coastal setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,108
- Aggregate admission rate
- 22.4%
- Average net price
- Not reported
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Community closeness
moderateA tiny regiment creates intense cohort bonds.
Support structure
moderateDaily life is tightly organized.
Learning by doing
highSummer training and maritime work connect learning with service.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider United States Coast Guard Academy if…
- You want Coast Guard officership.
- You want a small maritime academy.
- You want structured leadership development.
- You want a funded education with obligation.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want a conventional civilian college.
- You do not want no service commitment.
- You do not want broad major choice.
- You do not want an unstructured schedule.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Education for Coast Guard service
Cadets combine a technical and liberal academic core with maritime training, leadership, and athletics.
Source: Academics
Academic choices and structure
Focused majors operate within a prescribed four-year military and maritime program.
Source: Admissions
A setting that shapes the experience
New London, Connecticut gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Academics
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Coast Guard Academy documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Academics
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 1,108 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 22.4%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
Source: United States Coast Guard Academy institutional data
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data do not report a comparable average net price for this institution. Review the institution’s current funding, service-obligation, housing, equipment, and personal-expense terms directly.
Source: United States Coast Guard Academy institutional data
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
This school does not have a matched record in the current federal bulk release.
Federal data unavailable. This is not a report of zero incidents.
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
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A useful comparison for students evaluating Coast Guard Academy across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Academics - United States Coast Guard Academy (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Admissions - United States Coast Guard Academy (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- United States Coast Guard Academy institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Coast Guard Academy’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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