Enrollment Trends at United States Coast Guard Academy

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,040 where 1,108 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 1,108 students in 2025 and was lowest at 898 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 898 to 1,108 students, a net gain of 210 (23.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at United States Coast Guard Academy since 2015.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	898	585	313
2016-17	986 88	633 48	353 40
2017-18	1,044 58	677 44	367 14
2018-19	1,071 27	686 9	385 18
2019-20	1,069 -2	663 -23	406 21
2020-21	1,056 -13	659 -4	397 -9
2021-22	1,049 -7	628 -31	421 24
2022-23	1,037 -12	609 -19	428 7
2023-24	1,081 44	655 46	426 -2
2024-25	1,108 27	701 46	407 -19
Average	1,040	650	390

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.81%. The percentage was 66.59% 10 years ago and United States Coast Guard Academy still has a high percentage of white students. 4.42% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.07% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.54% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.59% to 63.81%. Asian enrollment declined from 6.68% to 4.42%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.23% to 3.07%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.02% to 13.54%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5617 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5342 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at United States Coast Guard Academy over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	60	38	90	2	598	70
2016-17	2	62	55	85	1	658	86
2017-18	3	68	66	97	2	675	96
2018-19	2	73	62	108	4	676	104
2019-20	3	73	60	114	3	669	107
2020-21	3	79	48	123	3	656	105
2021-22	3	79	43	123	2	645	115
2022-23	2	76	32	118	3	649	121
2023-24	1	62	31	147	3	679	116
2024-25	1	49	34	150	7	707	110
Average	2	68	47	116	3	661	103

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

United States Coast Guard Academy does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.