Florida Gulf Coast University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Gulf Coast University operates as a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 13,874 students of which 15,905 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Florida Gulf Coast University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 63.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,114 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,568, with published in-state tuition of $6,118 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,622, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.2%. Graduates earn a median of $54,560 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,029 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 362700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.