FGCU earned 37 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 16 in the top 10% and 14 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #10 of 725 in Most Popular for Entrepreneurial Studies, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 37 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 7
Highest placement: #10 of 725, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 12
Placements this edition: 308
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Florida Gulf Coast University Earned?
Florida Gulf Coast University holds 37 ranking badges across 12 fields of study, 7 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
7
Top 10%
16
Top 15%
14
Total
37
What Is Florida Gulf Coast University Known For?
Florida Gulf Coast University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 5 of its 34 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Entrepreneurial Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies and General Visual & Performing Arts.
How Does Florida Gulf Coast University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Florida Gulf Coast University earned 2 badges across 2 sports; its highest placement is #79 of 820 in Baseball.
How Does Florida Gulf Coast University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Florida Gulf Coast University earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #559 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Florida Gulf Coast University appears in 308 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team