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Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL · CDS 2024–2025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
63.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
20.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
56.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$34,357
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
20:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$23,164

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates14,434
Total all graduate2,214
Grand total all students16,648

Admissions

Total applicants20,422
Total admitted12,956
Total enrolled2,706
Overall admit rate63.4%
Admit rate — women63.6%
Admit rate — men63.2%
Yield rate20.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT79.0%
% submitting ACT45.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile530
SAT EBRW 75th %ile610
SAT Math 25th %ile510
SAT Math 75th %ile590
ACT Comp 25th %ile20
ACT Comp 75th %ile25
% in top 10% of HS class22.0%
% in top 25% of HS class50.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$4,191
Tuition — out-of-state$22,328
Required fees$1,927
Room and board$10,102
Total cost — in-state$16,220
Total cost — out-of-state$34,357

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$7,904
Avg % of need met56.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$2,949
Avg loan debt at graduation$23,164

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist——
# admitted from waitlist——
Waitlist admit rate——
Transfer applicants (total)2,099
Transfer admit rate87.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio20:1
% faculty full-time60.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)63.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$12,568Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)58.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)52.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate83.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$59,369Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant28.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan26.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full9.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress25.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress27.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time20.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white50.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino25.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown12.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white70.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services22.7%
Health Professions And Related Programs10.7%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities10.2%
Psychology9.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.7%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services5.0%
Education4.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.2%