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Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL · Public · Large suburb · FGCU

Public institution in Fort Myers, FL · 13,809 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $54,560 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$10,319342nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$6,118215th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$25,1621,069th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,269279th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,622441st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,560814th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,029883rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
56.0%908th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.0%529th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.8%795th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
13,809184th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
28.6%1,277th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 103 mi (MIA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$30
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,026$59,722
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,534$62,409
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$54,331$57,318
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$52,607$54,869
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$52,107$57,318
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,107$47,520
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$48,432$46,769
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,383$42,123
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,249$47,260
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$43,575$44,102
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$42,986$43,018
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$41,937$44,835

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,985,128 (M $1,962,134 · W $3,022,994)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Florida Gulf Coast University’s 13,809 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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