by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Florida Gulf Coast University was awarded 426 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is forensic science and technology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, FGCU is ranked #910 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 77 colleges in Florida, FGCU is ranked at #25.
With an acceptance rate of 89%, Florida Gulf Coast University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 79% of students accepted to FGCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Florida Gulf Coast University, this rate is 22 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Florida Gulf Coast University is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 82% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Florida Gulf Coast University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at FGCU is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 13,871 undergraduates at FGCU with 11,098 being full-time and 2,773 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,762 | $7,969 | $11,133 | $15,630 | $16,804 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of FGCU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At FGCU, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $8,247 a year. That adds up to $32,988 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at FGCU is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for FGCU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 10501 Fgcu Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565 |
| Phone: | 239-590-1000 |
| Website: | www.fgcu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/FloridaGulfCoastUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/fgcu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 300 | $28,803 |
| Business Administration & Management | 238 | $39,599 |
| General Psychology | 196 | $29,030 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 186 | $32,621 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 182 | $33,427 |
| General Biology | 147 | $24,244 |
| Marketing | 132 | $38,374 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 131 | $31,119 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 119 | $47,707 |
| Hospitality Management | 109 | $37,359 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 7,305 students took at least one online class at Florida Gulf Coast University. This is a decrease from the 8,981 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,305 | 2,288 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,981 | 4,775 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,120 | 1,000 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,988 | 935 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,319 | 978 |
Learn more about online learning at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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