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Statement · Fort Myers, FL

Florida Gulf Coast University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $8,220 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $20,807.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $54,560 ten years after entering, the 61st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 57% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
18,327

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $20,807 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $8,191 and $18,829 a year depending on income at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Statement of cost · Florida Gulf Coast University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$20,807
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$8,220
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$12,568
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$6,118

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $8,220; $30–48k: $8,191; $48–75k: $10,999; $75–110k: $15,450; over $110k: $18,829. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$8,220
$30k–$48k$8,191
$48k–$75k$10,999
$75k–$110k$15,450
Over $110k$18,829

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $54,560; the median graduate who borrowed owes $17,622.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$45,029
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$49,680
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
61st percentile among public 4-years
$54,560
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
37th percentile among public 4-years
$17,622
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$11,999

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $45,029; 8 yrs after entry: $49,680; 10 yrs after entry: $54,560. Median graduate debt: $17,622. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $17,622.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$45,029
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$49,680
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$54,560
Median graduate debt$17,622

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Florida Gulf Coast University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree398not reportednot reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree285not reported$19,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree276$49,829$19,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree198$53,523$18,772
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree190$59,492$20,356
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree149$50,861$23,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree146$89,129not reported
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree143$52,016$19,258
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree120$53,216$21,660
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree114$85,077$21,239
MarketingBachelor's Degree91$63,167$19,375
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree86$49,340$19,046
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree85$50,667$21,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree81not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree79$79,851$19,500
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree76$68,267$14,910
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree70$47,299$15,000
Legal Support ServicesBachelor's Degree69$55,628$22,777
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree64$66,600$21,478
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree64$67,250$21,924
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree57$112,607$25,000
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree21$86,835$23,000
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree26$93,218not reported
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree21$69,610not reported
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree56$80,720$19,480
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degreenot reported$77,084not reported
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree18$79,256$19,929

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Florida Gulf Coast University: 13,874 undergraduates; 28% of students receive Pell grants; 63% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

63%

20th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

13,874

80th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

28%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

36th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

57%

finish within 150% of normal time

75th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

36%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$43,546

67th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k30%
  • $30k–$48k17%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k30%
$30k–$48k17%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.