unitid 433660 · Fort Myers, FL · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Florida Gulf Coast University
- enrollment 2023
- 18,327
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
63%
20th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
13,874
80th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
36th pctl among public 4-years
completion
57%
finish within 150% time
75th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,807
40th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,568
after aid, aided students
48th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,560
after entry, Title IV students
61st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$17,622
37th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,220 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k30%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $43,546
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,118
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 398 | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 285 | — | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 276 | $49,829 | $19,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 198 | $53,523 | $18,772 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 190 | $59,492 | $20,356 |
| Biology, General. | 149 | $50,861 | $23,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 146 | $89,129 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 143 | $52,016 | $19,258 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 120 | $53,216 | $21,660 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 114 | $85,077 | $21,239 |
| Marketing. | 91 | $63,167 | $19,375 |
| Security Science and Technology. | 86 | $49,340 | $19,046 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- 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.