Florida SouthWestern State College Business Programs

Florida SouthWestern State College is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. Fort Myers is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Florida SouthWestern State College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at FSW.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#132	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Florida SouthWestern State College?

Contact details for FSW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8099 College Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33919
Phone:	239-489-9300
Website:	www.fsw.edu

How Do I Get Into FSW?

You can apply to FSW online at: apply.fsw.edu/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Florida SouthWestern State College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Florida SouthWestern State College?

The overall average net price of FSW is $23,720. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FSW, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $3,439 a year. That adds up to $13,756 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FSW is 8.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Florida SouthWestern State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 15,141 undergraduate students at FSW, with 6,032 being full-time and 9,109 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,032 full-time undergraduates at FSW, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida SouthWestern State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	142
Black or African American	652
Hispanic or Latino	2,067
White	2,435
International Students	143
Other Races/Ethnicities	593

Over 35 countries are represented at FSW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Jamaica, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Florida SouthWestern State College

In 2019-2020, 11,097 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 21st most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of FSW

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Florida SouthWestern State College was $3,401 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $12,979. The following table shows how FSW is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#10	#164
Interior Design Management	#19	#33

Online Growth Rankings of FSW

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Florida SouthWestern State College was 23.0%. This is the #868 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FSW regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at FSW ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at FSW.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Interior Design Management	#82

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%.

Florida SouthWestern State College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Interior Design Management	0	0	139	139
General Business Administration and Management	7	35	0	42
Entrepreneurship	21	0	0	21
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	3	13	0	16
Small Business Administration/Management	13	0	0	13
Banking and Financial Support Services	5	0	0	5
TOTAL	49	48	139	236

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.