Colleges / Florida Gulf Coast University
College · Public · Fort Myers, FL · Suburb
FGC

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL

Address10501 Fgcu Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
Websitewww.fgcu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size13,874
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1114 · ACT 22.

If you get in

13,874 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$83k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$50k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.2k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans25%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
13,874
Location
Fort Myers, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White50%
  • Hispanic26%
  • Unknown13%
  • Black4%
  • International2%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 54

What you can study.

Colleges / Florida Gulf Coast University
College · Public · Fort Myers, FL · Suburb
FGC

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL

Address10501 Fgcu Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
Websitewww.fgcu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size13,874
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1114 · ACT 22.

If you get in

13,874 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$83k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$50k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.2k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans25%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
13,874
Location
Fort Myers, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White50%
  • Hispanic26%
  • Unknown13%
  • Black4%
  • International2%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 54

What you can study.