United States Coast Guard Academy is a test optional school meaning you are not required to submit SAT scores with your application. The position on SAT scores from the school is "considered but not required". If you do elect to submit your SAT scores, the following information is helpful to understand how you compare with other applicants.
The average composite SAT score for admitted United States Coast Guard Academy freshman is 1295 out of 1600. United States Coast Guard Academy students have the 163rd highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1295 is in the 88th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1200 to 1390. The 75th percentile score is 1390 while the 25th percentile score is 1200.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by United States Coast Guard Academy but we estimate it to be around a 1100 total composite SAT score.
The average score for United States Coast Guard Academy students on the math portion of the SAT is 650 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 600 and the 75th percentile score 700.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 600 to 690 and the average score for United States Coast Guard Academy students is 645.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at United States Coast Guard Academy based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 19.3%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.79.
An SAT score of 1390 or higher is very competitive at United States Coast Guard Academy and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 31% or higher.
Scores between 1300 to 1380 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 20% to 29%.
SAT scores between 1200 to 1290 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 11% to 18% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1100 to 1190 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 10% chance of admission to United States Coast Guard Academy. SAT scores below 1100 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2021 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 65% |
1590 | 63% |
1580 | 62% |
1570 | 60% |
1560 | 58% |
1550 | 57% |
1540 | 55% |
1530 | 53% |
1520 | 52% |
1510 | 50% |
1500 | 48% |
1490 | 47% |
1480 | 45% |
1470 | 43% |
1460 | 42% |
1450 | 40% |
1440 | 38% |
1430 | 37% |
1420 | 35% |
1410 | 34% |
1400 | 32% |
1390 | 31% |
1380 | 29% |
1370 | 28% |
1360 | 27% |
1350 | 25% |
1340 | 24% |
1330 | 23% |
1320 | 22% |
1310 | 21% |
1300 | 20% |
1290 | 18% |
1280 | 17% |
1270 | 17% |
1260 | 16% |
1250 | 15% |
1240 | 14% |
1230 | 13% |
1220 | 12% |
1210 | 12% |
1200 | 11% |
1190 | 10% |
1180 | 10% |
1170 | 9% |
1160 | 9% |
1150 | 8% |
1140 | 8% |
1130 | 7% |
1120 | 7% |
1110 | 6% |
1100 | 6% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=130624 IPEDS survey data for United States Coast Guard Academy.