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Florida Gateway College Data & Information Overview

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Find out more about how Florida Gateway College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Florida Gateway College Ranked?

#1,026 Best Colleges in Nation
#42 Best Colleges in FL
Liberal Arts General Studies Highest Ranked Major
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2025 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Florida Gateway College was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, FGC is ranked #1,026 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when FGC held the #1,944 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

FGC also holds the #42 spot on the Best Colleges in Florida ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into FGC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Florida Gateway College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Florida Gateway College admissions.

Florida Gateway College Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
41% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Florida Gateway College is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Gateway College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  41 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Florida Gateway College

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Florida Gateway College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,018 Full-Time Undergraduates
26.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
66.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,018 undergraduates at FGC with 1,018 being full-time and 2,000 being part-time.

How Much Does Florida Gateway College Cost?

$2,016 Net Price
18% Take Out Loans
$22,940 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of FGC is $2,016. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for FGC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$505 $1,322 $3,833 $8,392 $9,283

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 FGC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 FGC, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $5,735 a year. That adds up to $22,940 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do FGC Graduates Make?

$37,894 Avg Salary of Grads
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The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from FGC make about $37,894 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Florida Gateway College

Florida State
1,018 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Lake City, Florida, Florida Gateway College is a public institution. Lake City is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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Contact details for FGC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Highway 90 East, Lake City, FL 32025-2007
Phone: 386-752-1822
Website: https://www.fgc.edu/

Florida Gateway College Majors

31 Majors With Completions
1,940 Undergraduate Degrees
1,940 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 31 majors graduated from Florida Gateway College. Of these students, 1,940 received undergraduate degrees and 1,940 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 308 NA
Nursing 95 $75,050
Cosmetology 65 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 58 NA
Horticulture 52 NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 39 NA
Fire Protection 39 NA
Allied Health Professions 32 NA
Accounting 31 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 29 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Florida Gateway College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at FGC

73% Take At Least One Class Online
49% Take All Classes Online

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, 1,963 students took at least one online class at Florida Gateway College. This is a decrease from the 1,996 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 1,963 1,335
2021-2022 1,996 1,265
2020-2021 2,196 1,491
2018-2019 2,276 1,169

Learn more about online learning at Florida Gateway College.

Notes and References

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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