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Student Success and Outcomes

UPDATE SPRING 2023
Note: All percentages are rounded to the nearest full percent

FIRST YEAR TO SECOND YEAR RETENTION
Percent of first year students returning for the second year

Entering Semester	Percent Returning
Fall 2021	96%
Fall 2020	94%
Fall 2019	100%
Fall 2018	97%
Fall 2017	97%
Fall 2016	94%
Fall 2015	97%
Fall 2014	90%
Fall 2013	98%

Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey.

GRADUATION RATES
Percent of students graduating in 100%, 150% and 200% of normal time

	Percent Graduating In
Entering Semester	4 Years	6 Years	8 Years
Fall 2015	91%	92%	92%
Fall 2014	85%	86%	86%
Fall 2013	89%	89%	89%
Fall 2012	81%	84%	84%
Fall 2011	75%	79%	79%
Fall 2010	76%	78%	78%
Fall 2009	84%	85%	85%
Fall 2008	84%	86%	86%

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey, 200% Graduation Rate Survey.

STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW DISAGGREGATED GRADUATION RATES
Percent of students graduating in 150% of normal time by entering cohort, disaggregated by gender and
race/ethnicity

	Percent of Students Graduating in 150% of Normal Time (6 Years)
	Fall 2011	Fall 2012	Fall 2013	Fall 2014	Fall 2015
All Students	79%	84%	89%	86%	92%
Gender
Men	78%	87%	90%	81%	93%
Women	83%	79%	87%	95%	89%
Race and Ethnicity
Nonresident Alien	**	**	**	**	**
Hispanic	83%	87%	86%	86%	86%
American Indian or Alaska Native	**	**	**	**	**
Asian	50%	80%	73%	68%	92%
Black or African American	50%	22%	75%	64%	92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	**	**	**	**	**
White	85%	87%	91%	91%	92%
Two or more races	90%	82%	83%	82%	96%
Unknown race and ethnicity	**	**	**	**	**

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey. Rates for cells with n<10 are suppressed (**)

EMPLOYMENT
Unless exceptional circumstances arise, USCGA graduates are commissioned as Ensigns in the United States Coast Guard Academy with a service commitment of at least five years.

Percent of Graduates Commissioned as Ensigns (values rounded to the nearest %)

Graduation Year	Percent Commissioned
2022	100%
2021	100%
2020	100%
2019	100%
2018	100%
2017	100%
2016	100%
2015	100%
2014	100%
2013	100%
2012	99%

Source: USCG Register of Officers

Sponsor Family Application

Thank you for submitting your application to be part of the Sponsor Family Program. Your application will be processed in the upcoming week. Coast Guard Academy’s policy on background screening now requires all adults (everyone 18 and older living in the home) who volunteer to mentor, teach, coach or sponsor cadets, whether on or off Coast Guard Academy grounds, to be screened every 5 years. They are required to provide personal information (name, birth date and social security number) for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check.

The Security Officer at the Coast Guard Academy, CWO2 Gina Polkowski, is overseeing this process. Her email is: Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.

Sponsor Family designations fall into several different categories. Below are the guidelines to help you determine how best to meet the background screening requirement:

If you are Coast Guard active duty you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are a Civilian working for the Coast Guard you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are non-Coast Guard Active Duty, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
If you are non-Coast Guard civilian who has a current security clearance or National Agency check, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
All civilians in the families who are 18 years or older and do not have a security clearance or a National Agency Check are required to be vetted through Mind Your Business, the third party vendor hired by the Coast Guard Academy for the vetting process.

After you complete your application, please e-mail the Sponsor Family Program Coordinator at CadetFamilySponsorProgram@uscga.edu. In your e-mail, you must include the e-mail address and phone number of every adult living in the home. The Sponsor Family Coordinator will then initiate the background check process and you will receive an email with further instructions.

Important things to note:

There is a Sponsor Family Training that is a one-hour training which we ask sponsors to attend once every four years. This training is designed to give you an overview of the program, what is expected of you as a sponsor, and what you can expect from your cadets. This training will also help familiarize you with the cadet regulations onboard CGA. You will be notified via e-mail once the training is scheduled.

The matching process of swabs to families will occur during July and August. Please bear with us and remain flexible through this process. There will be a meet and greet scheduled on Campus, typically in late August. This will give families an opportunity to formally meet their cadet if they have not already done so. Details on this will also be via email.