As the smallest of the five U.S. service academies, the Coast Guard Academy offers the elite higher education, rigorous professional development, and honor and tradition of a military academy but with a more personalized approach.
About the photo: The USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) (ex-) is a 295-foot (90 m) used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She and the are the only active commissioned sailing vessels in American government service. Click on the photo to enlarge in a separate window or tab.
Eagle is the seventh or Coast Guard ship to bear the name in a line dating back to 1792. Each summer, Eagle conducts cruises with cadets from the United States Coast Guard Academy and candidates from the Officer Candidate School for periods ranging from a week to two months. These cruises fulfill multiple roles; the primary mission is training the cadets and officer candidates, but the ship also performs a public relations role. Often, Eagle makes calls at foreign ports as a goodwill ambassador.
The Coast Guard Academy offers an integrated life experience which emphasizes academics, physical fitness, character and leadership, in order to graduate officers of the highest caliber. Graduates go directly to positions of leadership in "The Shield of Freedom," one of the most admired organizations in the world. The Academy also features an impressive teacher-student ratio and picturesque waterfront campus that instills a traditional small college feel.
Coast Guard cadets devote themselves to an honor concept and graduate to work at sea, on land, in the air, and even in space, in meaningful careers of selfless service to others. A great number also go on to graduate level study, many at the expense of the Coast Guard. The program is more rigorous than a non-military college – but for the right candidates – USCGA is the opportunity of a lifetime.
Application to the Academy is free, online, and completely secure. The Academy no longer distributes or processes paper applications. The application is normally available in early September with an application deadline of February 1 of the year of entry. Click here to apply or get more information from the Admissions Office.
If you are interested in applying to a future class, you should create a personalized profile now as well as check out AIM, the Academy's one-week summer program for high school juniors.
All cadets earn commissions as Coast Guard officers as well as Bachelor of Science degrees. As such the Coast Guard Academy maintains a core curriculum of science and professional development courses in addition to major-specific courses. Academic work is interspersed with military training to produce officers of character with the requisite professional skills. Among these are courses in leadership, ethics, organizational behavior, and nautical science. The majority of cadets report to their first units after graduating, as deck watch officers. Nautical science courses help prepare cadets in piloting, voyage planning, deck seamanship, and all aspects of shiphandling.
Academics at the Coast Guard Academy stress the sciences and engineering, but different courses of study are available. In addition, several of the majors offer tracks of specialization (for example, Marine and Environmental Science majors can choose to focus on biology, chemistry, or geophysics). Cadets sometimes opt to take elective courses with Connecticut College (adjacent the CGA campus) as part of an open exchange agreement.
Majors:
The Coast Guard Academy is structured in the classic academic manner. The Dean of Academics heads the Academic Division comprising these departments of instruction:
Engineering
Humanities
Management
Mathematics
Science
Engineering
Humanities
Management
Mathematics
Science
U. S. Coast Guard Academy Fast Facts:
Smallest of the 5 U.S. federal military academies
Four-year Bachelor of Science degree program
Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner Dobbin
Highly selective
No tuition
No congressional nomination necessary
Holistic education includes academics, physical fitness, character and leadership
Multiple roles of multi-mission, maritime Coast Guard accommodate diverse interests
Smallest of the 5 U.S. federal military academies
Four-year Bachelor of Science degree program
Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner Dobbin
Highly selective
No tuition
No congressional nomination necessary
Holistic education includes academics, physical fitness, character and leadership
Multiple roles of multi-mission, maritime Coast Guard accommodate diverse interests
Key Stats, as of 8/08 - Corps of Cadets (student body)
963 Cadets enrolled
43 states and 9 foreign nations represented
100% of students housed on campus
23 varsity athletic teams (20 division III, 3 division I)
27% of Cadets are women
15% of Cadets are minorities
1 faculty member for every 8 students
19 Cadets in an average class
2 graduates are NASA astronauts
80% of graduates go to graduate school (most paid by the Coast Guard)
85% of graduates choose to serve beyond their 5-year commitment
963 Cadets enrolled
43 states and 9 foreign nations represented
100% of students housed on campus
23 varsity athletic teams (20 division III, 3 division I)
27% of Cadets are women
15% of Cadets are minorities
1 faculty member for every 8 students
19 Cadets in an average class
2 graduates are NASA astronauts
80% of graduates go to graduate school (most paid by the Coast Guard)
85% of graduates choose to serve beyond their 5-year commitment
Class of 2012
2,806 applicants
412 appointments offered
295 Cadets sworn in
32% in top 5% of high school class
52% in top 10% of high school class
89% in top 25% of high school class
100% in top 50% of high school class
79% earned a varsity letter in high school
50% were team captains in high school
29% were in a band or orchestra
28% were officers in student government
45% attended AIM
75% intend a technical major
25% intend a major in Government or Management
Standardized Test Scores:
2,806 applicants
412 appointments offered
295 Cadets sworn in
32% in top 5% of high school class
52% in top 10% of high school class
89% in top 25% of high school class
100% in top 50% of high school class
79% earned a varsity letter in high school
50% were team captains in high school
29% were in a band or orchestra
28% were officers in student government
45% attended AIM
75% intend a technical major
25% intend a major in Government or Management
Standardized Test Scores:
• Median SAT: 639 Math, 617 Verbal, 1256 Combined
• Median ACT: 28 Math, 28 English
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