Florida Gulf Coast University Business Programs

Located in Fort Myers, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution. Fort Myers is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Florida Gulf Coast University 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 FGCU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#20	Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#158	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards FGCU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Resort Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Resort Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#1	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Resort Management	College Factual
#2	Highest Paid Resort Management Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Florida Gulf Coast University?

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/FloridaGulfCoastUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/fgcu

How Do I Get Into FGCU?

You can apply to FGCU online at: www.fgcu.edu/Admissions/Prospective/happly.html

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?

FGCU has an acceptance rate of 77%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 84% 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 540 and 620. Math scores were between 520 and 590.

FGCU received ACT scores from 49% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 21 and 25.

Can I Afford Florida Gulf Coast University?

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At FGCU, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $6,918 a year. That adds up to $27,672 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FGCU is 4.2%. 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

There are 13,871 undergraduate students at FGCU, with 11,098 being full-time and 2,773 being part-time.

There are also 1,487 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,098 full-time undergraduates at FGCU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	206
Black or African American	711
Hispanic or Latino	2,529
White	6,833
International Students	222
Other Races/Ethnicities	597

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

In 2019-2020, 8,981 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.

Online Affordability Rankings of FGCU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Florida Gulf Coast University was $6,118 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $25,162. The following table shows how FGCU 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
General Business Administration and Management	#75	#646

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 #354 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FGCU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at FGCU 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 FGCU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#171
Business Administration & Management	#210

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 Gulf Coast University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	226	73	299
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	132	0	132
Finance	119	0	119
Resort Management	108	0	108
Accounting	73	12	85
General Management Information Systems	48	9	57
General Economics	21	0	21
Supply Chain Management	12	0	12
TOTAL	739	94	833

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
• Image Credit: By Brett Levin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.