Application Process
Standardized Tests


As part of your application to the Coast Guard Academy, you must submit at least one set of SAT Reasoning or ACT with Writing Test exam scores.

There is no minimum test score requirement for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Successful candidates usually score at least 1100 combined Critical Reading (Verbal) and Math on the SAT, or have an ACT Composite of at least 24.

To send your scores from the testing agency, contact SAT or ACT, or list our code when you take the test. Our SAT code is 5807 and our ACT code is 0600.