Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Gulf Coast University is a public college in Fort Myers, FL. Its average net price is $11,555 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$8,096
$30,001 to $48,000$8,333
$48,001 to $75,000$9,284
$75,001 to $110,000$13,168
$110,001 and up$18,454
$6,118Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,162Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$11,555Average Net Price
$11,940Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$5,558Other Expenses
32.2%Students on Pell Grants
24.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

63.4%Acceptance Rate
530 to 610SAT Reading, Middle Half
510 to 590SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 25ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,508
8 years after entry$56,250
10 years after entry$59,401
56.9%Graduation Rate
83.2%Retention Rate
$16,289Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Fort Myers, FLLocation
Large suburbSetting
13,874Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$58,666 Small program - rough guide n=53$18,556 Small program - rough guide n=48
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$37,781 n=119$16,873 Small program - rough guide n=92
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,698 n=225$16,484 n=130
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$69,357 Small program - rough guide n=67$23,355 Small program - rough guide n=35
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,145 n=167$14,832 n=124
Computer Engineering$66,017 Small program - rough guide n=77$19,819 Small program - rough guide n=43
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$77,872 National median for this major n=3,270Not published
Criminal Justice$45,803 n=129$14,582 n=100
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$43,945 Small program - rough guide n=49$14,500 Small program - rough guide n=47
English Language and Literature, General$36,501 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614$13,793 Small program - rough guide n=53
Environmental Conservation$37,680 Small program - rough guide n=55$14,130 Small program - rough guide n=36
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$56,723 n=114$18,309 Small program - rough guide n=70
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$42,362 n=156$19,203 n=159
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$48,643 n=125$15,144 Small program - rough guide n=46
Legal Support Services$41,386 Small program - rough guide n=58$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$54,467 Small program - rough guide n=63$17,469 Small program - rough guide n=42
Marketing$49,529 n=127$17,500 Small program - rough guide n=73
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,182 n=267$19,500 n=244
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$41,416 Small program - rough guide n=32$13,750 Small program - rough guide n=33
Psychology$39,147 n=179$16,494 n=228
Public Health$38,186 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$77,873 Small program - rough guide n=93$16,439 Small program - rough guide n=47
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Work$42,679 Small program - rough guide n=33$17,932 Small program - rough guide n=36
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$33,050 Small program - rough guide n=45$18,479 Small program - rough guide n=49
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$53,808 Small program - rough guide n=87$16,479 Small program - rough guide n=55
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580$18,736 Small program - rough guide n=32

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