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Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Gulf Coast University is a public campus in suburban Fort Myers, FL.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$6,146

family income
under $30k

$7,093

$30–48k

$9,954

$48–75k

$14,265

$75–110k

$16,165

over $110k

Average net price

$12,5682023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Florida Gulf Coast University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $16,108 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $12,568.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$11,922
2009	$12,465
2010	$11,308
2011	$13,021
2012	$14,296
2013	$13,624
2014	$16,108
2015	$14,499
2016	$15,376
2017	$13,745
2018	$11,606
2019	$11,299
2020	$9,713
2021	$10,161
2022	$10,319
2023	$12,568

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$20,8072024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Florida Gulf Coast University rose from $15,408 (2009) to $20,807 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,408
2010	$15,128
2011	$15,942
2012	$16,874
2013	$18,097
2014	$17,539
2015	$18,691
2016	$18,841
2017	$19,400
2018	$19,237
2019	$18,666
2020	$18,151
2021	$17,425
2022	$17,054
2023	$18,269
2024	$20,807

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,191	$9,529
2001	$2,100	$10,361
2002	$2,628	$12,172
2003	$2,837	$13,192
2004	$3,056	$15,152
2005	$3,373	$15,414
2006	$3,565	$15,486
2007	$3,647	$16,165
2008	$3,979	$17,247
2013	$6,118	$25,440
2014	$6,118	$25,162
2015	$6,118	$25,162
2016	$6,118	$25,162
2017	$6,118	$25,162
2018	$6,118	$25,162
2019	$6,118	$25,162
2020	$6,118	$25,162
2021	$6,118	$25,162
2022	$6,118	$25,162
2023	$6,118	$25,162

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Florida Gulf Coast University reports published tuition by residency: $6,118 in-state versus $25,162 out-of-state — a $19,044 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Florida Gulf Coast University reports 13,874 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

57.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Florida Gulf Coast University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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57.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Florida Gulf Coast University rose from 36.7% (entered 1996) to 57.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	36.7%
1997 cohort	37%
1998 cohort	37.4%
1999 cohort	37.8%
2000 cohort	34.9%
2001 cohort	34.7%
2002 cohort	40.7%
2003 cohort	45.5%
2004 cohort	46.5%
2005 cohort	45.2%
2006 cohort	45.2%
2007 cohort	44.2%
2008 cohort	49.1%
2009 cohort	43.3%
2010 cohort	45.6%
2011 cohort	48.1%
2012 cohort	47.7%
2013 cohort	49.7%
2014 cohort	52.7%
2015 cohort	56.2%
2016 cohort	58.5%
2017 cohort	56%
2018 cohort	57.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,710	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$6,761	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$5,947	$5,292
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$6,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$9,000	$5,240
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$12,457	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$15,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,573	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,475	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,829	$7,409
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,028	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$18,529	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$17,622	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,029

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,680

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,560

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Florida Gulf Coast University admitted 12,956 of 20,422 applicants in Fall 2024. The 63.4% rate describes that application pool.

63.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $6,118 in-state tuition · 2023–24 13,874 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1040–12001600

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Admissions

Florida Gulf Coast University reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. Florida Gulf Coast University's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	530	570	610
SAT Math	510	540	590
ACT Composite	20	22	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Florida Gulf Coast University received 20,422 applications and admitted 12,956 (63.4%), with 2,704 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

63.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Florida Gulf Coast University declined from 72.9% to 63.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72.9%
Fall 2002	76.3%
Fall 2003	71.9%
Fall 2004	73%
Fall 2005	75.9%
Fall 2006	70.8%
Fall 2007	76.3%
Fall 2008	65.4%
Fall 2009	65.5%
Fall 2010	69.9%
Fall 2011	67.9%
Fall 2012	67.6%
Fall 2013	65.8%
Fall 2014	58.9%
Fall 2015	60.6%
Fall 2016	56.1%
Fall 2017	64.3%
Fall 2018	64.9%
Fall 2019	66.7%
Fall 2020	77.5%
Fall 2021	89.2%
Fall 2022	74.4%
Fall 2023	76.8%
Fall 2024	63.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1040–1200Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	930	1120
Fall 2002	910	1110
Fall 2003	940	1120
Fall 2004	950	1130
Fall 2005	940	1130
Fall 2006	930	1120
Fall 2007	930	1110
Fall 2008	940	1120
Fall 2009	950	1110
Fall 2010	930	1120
Fall 2011	940	1100
Fall 2012	940	1110
Fall 2013	940	1100
Fall 2014	970	1130
Fall 2015	970	1140
Fall 2016	990	1150
Fall 2017	1060	1210
Fall 2018	1060	1210
Fall 2019	1060	1210
Fall 2020	1060	1210
Fall 2021	1010	1180
Fall 2022	1040	1200
Fall 2023	1040	1210
Fall 2024	1040	1200

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	19	23
Fall 2003	19	23
Fall 2004	20	24
Fall 2005	19	23
Fall 2006	19	23
Fall 2007	20	23
Fall 2008	20	23
Fall 2009	20	23
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	20	23
Fall 2012	20	23
Fall 2013	20	24
Fall 2014	21	25
Fall 2015	22	26
Fall 2016	22	26
Fall 2017	21	25
Fall 2018	21	25
Fall 2019	21	25
Fall 2020	21	25
Fall 2021	19	25
Fall 2022	20	25
Fall 2023	20	25
Fall 2024	20	25

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

13,874Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Florida Gulf Coast University rose from 3,881 (Fall 2002) to 13,874 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,881
Fall 2003	4,538
Fall 2004	4,776
Fall 2005	5,973
Fall 2006	6,984
Fall 2007	8,010
Fall 2008	8,667
Fall 2009	9,511
Fall 2010	10,334
Fall 2011	11,160
Fall 2012	12,086
Fall 2013	12,795
Fall 2014	13,253
Fall 2015	13,635
Fall 2016	13,658
Fall 2017	13,636
Fall 2018	13,639
Fall 2019	13,452
Fall 2020	13,530
Fall 2021	13,884
Fall 2022	13,788
Fall 2023	13,809
Fall 2024	13,874

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

83%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Florida Gulf Coast University has held near 83% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	80%
Fall 2004 cohort	74%
Fall 2005 cohort	75%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	78%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	79%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	78%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	82%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	83%
Fall 2023 cohort	83%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Florida Gulf Coast University

Faculty pay at Florida Gulf Coast University averages $117,468 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Florida Gulf Coast University as a primarily residential campus of 13,874 undergraduates — and 83.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Florida Gulf Coast University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1040–1200 — their midpoint is below the FL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Florida Gulf Coast University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Florida Gulf Coast University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Florida Gulf Coast University63.4%

Florida median63.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Florida Gulf Coast University$6,118

Florida median$19,975

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Florida Gulf Coast University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Florida Gulf Coast University$54,560

Florida median$48,082

National median$53,781

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Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida and national reference values
Metric & basis	Florida Gulf Coast University	Florida median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	63.4%	63.4%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$6,118	$19,975	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,560	$48,082	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Florida Gulf Coast University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Florida Gulf Coast University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 34 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$98,650
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$91,676
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,452
Civil Engineering	$84,451
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$78,238
Finance and Financial Management Services	$75,767
Management Information Systems and Services	$74,739
Accounting and Related Services	$72,207
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$67,069
Marketing	$67,034
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,349
Hospitality Administration/Management	$60,011
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$58,179
Public Health	$58,119
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$58,115
Legal Support Services	$56,695
History	$56,543
Special Education and Teaching	$56,467
Communication and Media Studies	$56,455
Education, General	$55,116
Political Science and Government	$54,824
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$54,215
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$54,006
Social Work	$53,707
Biology, General	$53,352
Psychology, General	$52,722
Security Science and Technology	$52,096
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$51,265
Sociology	$50,136
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	$48,942
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$48,879
English Language and Literature, General	$45,842
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$43,420
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,271

These 34 fields listed for Florida Gulf Coast University measure earnings after completion. The $54,560 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 20 additional Florida Gulf Coast University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Florida Gulf Coast University report?

Florida Gulf Coast University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1040–1200 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Florida Gulf Coast University's acceptance rate?

63.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 12,956 admitted from 20,422 applicants.

How much does Florida Gulf Coast University cost?

In-state tuition is $6,118; out-of-state students pay $25,162. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Florida Gulf Coast University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,560. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Florida

Everglades University — 81.5% admitted
University of Florida-Online — 61.3% admitted
New College of Florida — 73.2% admitted
Webber International University — 69.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.