by our College Data Analytics Team
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Florida SouthWestern State College was awarded 40 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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College Factual ranked FSW as #428 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when FSW held the #980 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
FSW is also ranked #20 out of 70 schools in Florida.
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Since Florida SouthWestern State College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
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 SouthWestern State College, this rate is 27 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Florida SouthWestern State College is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,141 undergraduates at FSW with 6,032 being full-time and 9,109 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,938 | $7,709 | $10,278 | $12,277 | $13,518 |
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 FSW, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FSW, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $3,285 a year. That adds up to $13,140 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for FSW are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8099 College Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33919 |
| Phone: | 239-489-9300 |
| Website: | https://www.fsw.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,657 | NA |
| Nursing | 434 | $70,923 |
| Allied Health Professions | 212 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 148 | $44,481 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 91 | $51,448 |
| Fire Protection | 78 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 57 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 37 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 27 | NA |
| Security Science and Technology | 23 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 9,435 students took at least one online class at Florida SouthWestern State College. This is an increase from the 9,263 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 9,435 | 4,884 |
| 2021-2022 | 9,263 | 4,491 |
| 2020-2021 | 11,097 | 4,514 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,251 | 2,337 |
Learn more about online learning at Florida SouthWestern State College.
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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