The United States Coast Guard Academy began in 1876 as the School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service near New Bedford, Massachusetts. It moved to Curtis Bay in Baltimore in 1900 and to Fort Trumbull in New London, Connecticut, in 1910, becoming the Coast Guard Academy in 1915 when the Revenue Cutter Service merged with the Life-Saving Service. It integrated racially in 1962 and admitted women from 1976. The 103-acre campus includes the Revolutionary War-era Fort Trumbull and houses the U.S. Coast Guard Museum. Cadets choose from nine majors, earn a Bachelor of Science and a commission as an ensign, and train each summer, including aboard the tall ship Eagle. About 300 cadets enter yearly and roughly 250 graduate. The Bears field 24 varsity sports in NCAA Division III in the NEWMAC. Unlike the other federal academies, it requires no congressional nomination.
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The Coast Guard Academy is the only federal service academy that does not require a congressional nomination, and admission is competitive.
Dates, fees and criteria change every session. Always confirm them on the official admissions page before applying.
Location
New London, Connecticut, United States
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