United States Coast Guard Academy is a public institution that was started in 1876. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 1,069, its environment is suburban, and the campus size is 103 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are N; out-of-state tuition/fees are N
The United States Coast Guard Academy is a military service academy situated in New London, Connecticut, overlooking the Thames River. Following a practice observed at most U.S. service academies, Coast Guard learners are referred to as cadets, indicating their position as military trainees. Incoming cadets are required to participate in Swab Summer, a seven-week military training program. Student life is highly regimented at the Coast Guard Academy, with military training, study periods and athletic activities all built into the daily schedule. The academy’s intercollegiate athletic teams compete primarily in NCAA Division III sports. Music groups such as the Glee Club, Gospel Choir and NiteCaps Jazz Band are popular among learners.

Unlike the other service academies, admission to the Coast Guard Academy is based purely on merit – a congressional nomination is not required. Academics are separated into five departments: engineering, humanities, management, mathematics and science. The academy also offers unique courses through its Strategic Intelligence Studies department, such as Intelligence and National Security Policy and U.S. Intelligence: Collections and Analysis. After completing their third year, cadets spend the summer working aboard one of the Coast Guard’s cutters. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, a training ship docked at the academy, was originally used by Nazi Germany and is one of the only commissioned sailing ships in U.S. government service.