Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Fort Myers, FL
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 55 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,950 (86%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,875
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 79%
From Region 0%
Athletes 2.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Hispanic 25%
Black 4%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Florida Gulf Coast University 3,081 40% / 60% 2% $56,838 61 94%
Biomedical Engineering 22 32% / 68% 14% $84,163 92 97%
Civil Engineering 40 72% / 28% 5% $78,236 88 97%
Environmental Engineering 11 64% / 36% 9% $76,817 87 100%
Computer Software Engineering 68 90% / 10% 9% $109,142 99 100%
Informatics 15 +3 67% / 33% 0% $63,197 73
Chemistry 5 60% / 40% 0% $61,151 70
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 11 +1 73% / 27% 0% $58,903 66
Marine Sciences 53 32% / 68% 0%
Mathematics 12 +1 42% / 58% 0% $55,928 59 85%
Physics 5 80% / 20% 0% $63,024 73
Biochemistry 10 60% / 40% 0% $56,202 60
Biology 127 +1 30% / 70% 2% $49,296 42 95%
Biotechnology 8 25% / 75% 0% $55,656 59
Environmental Studies 55 35% / 65% 0% $40,750 17 95%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 7 14% / 86% 0% $63,706 74 94%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 46 39% / 61% 2% $45,844 31 89%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 211 18% / 82% 0% $51,876 49 93%
Music Therapy/Therapist 12 17% / 83% 0% $74,712 86 94%
Nursing 87 11% / 89% 3% $77,394 88 87%
Public Health 33 9% / 91% 0% $55,966 59 91%
Accounting 55 +3 49% / 51% 2% $66,167 77 93%
Business Management and Administration 159 +1 62% / 38% 6% $57,662 63 96%
Economics 14 +4 71% / 29% 14% $66,537 78 91%
Entrepreneurship 183 58% / 42% 2% $60,089 68
Finance 132 +4 74% / 26% 5% $82,459 91 98%
Health Administration 18 6% / 94% 0% $59,076 66
Hospitality Management 24 +1 25% / 75% 0% $49,108 41 95%
Logistics 21 +1 71% / 29% 5% $57,662 63 96%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 60 +2 82% / 18% 2% $65,181 76 96%
Marketing 97 +2 42% / 58% 0% $61,223 70 95%
Resort Management 47 89% / 11% 4% $49,108 41 95%
Anthropology 10 +2 50% / 50% 0% $48,158 38
English 42 21% / 79% 2% $47,153 35 91%
History 25 80% / 20% 0% $42,098 21 92%
Interdisciplinary Studies 211 39% / 61% 1% $46,427 33 100%
Philosophy 14 50% / 50% 0% $47,718 37
Political Science 42 +3 45% / 55% 0% $64,551 75 94%
Psychology 314 +1 15% / 85% 2% $48,296 39 91%
Social Work 48 10% / 90% 0% $50,870 46 98%
Sociology 9 +3 11% / 89% 0% $45,872 31 87%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 118 +3 36% / 64% 1% $50,416 45 93%
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 3 67% / 33% 0% $33,988 7 91%
Early Childhood Education 12 0% / 100% 0% $50,573 45 95%
Education 49 4% / 96% 0% $37,178 11 93%
Elementary Education 56 9% / 91% 0% $50,573 45 95%
Secondary Education and Teaching 19 37% / 63% 0% $50,573 45 95%
Special Education and Teaching 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,321 53 100%
Art/Art Studies 17 6% / 94% 0% $42,913 23 88%
Digital Arts 75 49% / 51% 3% $45,690 31
Digital Media 22 +2 36% / 64% 0% $48,283 39 86%
Music Education 9 44% / 56% 0% $48,867 40
Music Performance 13 54% / 46% 0% $43,339 24
Theater 9 +1 22% / 78% 11% $33,778 7
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 69 81% / 19% 6% $88,496 94
Criminal Justice 101 +14 48% / 52% 1% $51,579 48 94%
Criminalistics and Criminal Science 62 +2 16% / 84% 2% $47,822 37 87%
Forensic Science and Technology 10 +1 20% / 80% 0% $47,822 37 87%
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 72 +3 32% / 68% 0% $53,916 55 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,428
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,769
Est. In-State Cost $8,315
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,628
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.1% 836 29% / 71% 1% $48,756 40 94%
Business & Economics 26.3% 810 61% / 39% 3% $63,247 73 96%
Health Sciences 12.9% 396 18% / 82% 1% $58,023 64 91%
Professional 10.2% 314 44% / 56% 2% $59,366 67 92%
Arts 4.7% 145 41% / 59% 2% $45,005 28 87%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 145 32% / 68% 2% $50,123 44 95%
Education 4.5% 138 10% / 90% 0% $45,857 31 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.8% 86 43% / 57% 0% $58,786 65 85%
Computer Science 2.7% 83 86% / 14% 7% $100,839 98 100%
Engineering 2.4% 73 59% / 41% 8% $79,808 89 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 55 35% / 65% 0% $40,750 17 95%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $8.6M #59 79% $0.0M 11 #315
Physical Sciences & Math $5.7M #208 22% $0.0M
Business & Economics $1.5M #182 43% $0.0M
Health Sciences $1.0M #248 79% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.6M #177 55% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #432 42% $0
Engineering $0.1M #360 10% $0.1M
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #494 42% $0.0M
Computer Science $0.0M #441 0% $0
Total $18.0M #264 56% $0.1M 11 #461

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 89% 89%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1040 – 1200
SAT Math Range 510 – 590
SAT RW Range 530 – 610