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Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution situated in Fort Myers, Florida. Fort Myers is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

$30,471 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
89% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Florida Gulf Coast University?

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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

How Do I Get Into FGCU?

You can apply to FGCU online at: https://fgcu.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fapply

Admission Requirements for FGCU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into FGCU?

89% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
79% Submit SAT Scores
Since FGCU has an acceptance rate of 89%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 79% 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 520 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Florida Gulf Coast University  ( 520 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Florida Gulf Coast University  ( 490 to 580 )
200
800
FGCU received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Florida Gulf Coast University  ( 19 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Florida Gulf Coast University  ( 17 to 24 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Florida Gulf Coast University  ( 19 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Florida Gulf Coast University?

$30,471 Net Price
34% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of FGCU is $30,471. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At FGCU, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $8,247 a year. That adds up to $32,988 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FGCU is 1.3%. 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.

Florida Gulf Coast University Undergraduate Student Diversity

11,379 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,228 undergraduate students at FGCU, with 11,379 being full-time and 2,849 being part-time.

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There are also 1,681 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,379 full-time undergraduates at FGCU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida Gulf Coast University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 213
Black or African American 740
Hispanic or Latino 2,645
White 6,931
International Students 246
Other Races/Ethnicities 604

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Florida Gulf Coast University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at FGCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Brazil, and Canada.

Online Learning at Florida Gulf Coast University

2,288 Took All Classes Online
7,305 Took At Least One Class Online
97.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 7,305 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FGCU has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of FGCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Florida Gulf Coast University was 97.5%. This is the #287 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FGCU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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