United States Coast Guard Academy

Location: New London, Connecticut (pop. 27,635)

Size: small (fewer than 5,000 students)

Description: United States Military Academy

• Total student population: 1,100

• Population (undergraduate): 1,100

• Average high school GPA of admitted students: 3.79

• Average class size: 16

• Approximate cost: no tuition or room and board costs

Popular majors: Engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil, marine), Government, Management, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Naval Architecture, Cyber Systems, Operations Research and Data Analysis

New & improved: New Cyber Systems major. New Maritime Center facility.

What makes us special: Both a B.S. degree and an officers commission in the U.S. Coast Guard are conferred upon graduation. 41% of cadets are women, the highest of all U.S. Service Academies. Training on the tall ship USCGC Eagle. 100% job placement upon graduation. Leadership development is central to all aspects of the cadet experience. 80% of graduates go on to graduate school paid for by the Coast Guard.

Visit us at: uscga.edu