US Coast Guard Academy

High School juniors who have a strong interest in becoming officers in the U.S. Coast Guard may apply to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut. The U.S.C.G. Academy is the only one of the four Armed Forces service academies that offers appointments based solely on an annual nationwide competition, with no congressional appointments or geographical quotas.

Competition is open to all American citizens who have reached their seventeenth but not their twenty-second birthday, by July 1st of the entering year. In selecting students for admission, the Academy prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin, or religion. Factors considered in the competition include SAT or ACT scores, high school standing, and leadership potential as demonstrated by participation in high school extracurricular activities. All candidates must pass rigid medical and physical fitness examinations.

Majors are offered in:

Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Government Management

Marine Science Mathematical & Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering Naval Architecture Marine Engineering