$54,560
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Florida Gulf Coast University is a public 4-year college in Fort Myers, Florida with 13,874 undergraduates and 2,149 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,568 a year (tuition and fees $6,118 in-state, $25,162 out-of-state). It admits 63% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,560 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,622 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,568
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,118
Out-of-state $25,162
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,622
About $187 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,560
Rank 1,133 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,568
- Tuition in-state
- $6,118
- Tuition out-of-state
- $25,162
- Cost of attendance
- $20,807
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,220
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,191
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,999
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,450
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,829
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,118 in 2015-16 to $6,118 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1,114
- SAT reading, middle
- 560
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 13,874
- Graduate students
- 2,149
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 88
- Endowment
- $103.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,133 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,568 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,118 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,622 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,029 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,560 | $37,894 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
88 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 398 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 285 | $18,115 | $34,328 | $48,879 | $50,532 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 276 | $17,245 | $30,367 | $52,722 | $50,706 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 198 | $17,515 | $33,871 | $54,006 | $61,296 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 190 | $18,976 | $38,660 | $66,349 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 149 | $21,814 | $29,635 | $53,352 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 146 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $17,479 | $39,342 | $56,455 | $56,359 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $20,000 | $40,079 | $54,215 | $55,378 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $19,267 | $55,882 | $75,767 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $18,315 | $46,910 | $67,034 | $69,303 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | $19,099 | $28,173 | $52,096 | $57,805 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | $19,500 | $39,108 | $60,011 | $56,726 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 81 | Withheld | $65,305 | $73,910 | $71,685 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $17,625 | $70,964 | $86,452 | $88,910 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $15,000 | $51,301 | $72,207 | $76,194 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $15,000 | $36,002 | $58,179 | $54,562 |
| Legal Support ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $20,000 | $39,824 | $56,695 | $53,266 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $19,500 | $35,578 | $54,824 | $63,293 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $19,611 | $44,868 | $74,739 | $83,290 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $17,989 | $50,951 | $58,115 | $47,382 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $21,500 | $60,746 | $98,650 | $109,015 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $17,125 | $64,411 | $84,451 | $86,517 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $18,500 | $34,875 | $51,265 | $55,012 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $17,500 | $36,407 | $53,707 | $51,790 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Florida Gulf Coast University cost?
$12,568 a year is the average net price at Florida Gulf Coast University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,118 for in-state students and $25,162 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,807. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,220 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Florida Gulf Coast University?
63% of applicants are admitted to Florida Gulf Coast University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,114 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Florida Gulf Coast University graduates earn?
$54,560 a year is the median pay of former Florida Gulf Coast University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,029 after 6 years). That ranks 1,133 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $199,442.
How much student debt do Florida Gulf Coast University graduates have?
$17,622 is the median federal student loan debt of Florida Gulf Coast University graduates, about $187 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 25% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Florida Gulf Coast University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Florida Gulf Coast University finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Florida Gulf Coast University?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (398 associate's graduates), Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (285 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (276 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 88 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.