Florida Gulf Coast University Trade Programs

Located in Fort Myers, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution. FGCU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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

Can I Afford FGCU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time FGCU students paid $204 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $839 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,191	$22,328
Fees	$1,927	$2,834
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,772	$9,772
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,400	$3,400

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 34% of students took out student loans averaging $8,247 a year. That adds up to $32,988 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FGCU is 1.3%. 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 14,228 undergraduate students at FGCU, with 11,379 being full-time and 2,849 being part-time.

There are also 1,681 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,379 full-time undergraduates at FGCU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	213
Black or African American	740
Hispanic or Latino	2,645
White	6,931
International Students	246
Other Races/Ethnicities	604

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 2020-2021, 7,305 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 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 #346 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FGCU regardless of major.

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%.

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.