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 9 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminalistics and criminal science.
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FGCU landed the #942 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
FGCU is also ranked #37 out of 70 schools in Florida.
Florida Gulf Coast University has an acceptance rate of 74%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 78% 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 530 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 590.
At Florida Gulf Coast University, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Florida Gulf Coast University has a freshmen retention rate of 81%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from FGCU have a four-year graduation rate of 29%. This is comparable to the national average 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,132 | $6,842 | $9,549 | $12,558 | $13,888 |
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 31% of students took out student loans averaging $9,405 a year. That adds up to $37,620 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at FGCU is 1.0%. 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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 355 | $38,660 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 297 | $34,328 |
| General Psychology | 262 | $30,367 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 250 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 208 | $33,871 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 153 | $40,079 |
| General Biology | 142 | $29,635 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 142 | $39,342 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 113 | $55,882 |
| Marketing | 109 | $46,910 |
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 2022-2023, 10,496 students took at least one online class at Florida Gulf Coast University. This is an increase from the 7,305 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 10,496 | 2,257 |
| 2021-2022 | 7,305 | 2,288 |
| 2020-2021 | 8,981 | 4,775 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,988 | 935 |
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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