Since 1997, FGCU Has Grown From Idea to Impact
Our students have contributed to the Southwest Florida community through millions of hours of service-learning. They’ve interned at countless local businesses and started their own. They’ve brought a community together through the arts, athletics and advocacy.
When they leave Florida Gulf Coast University, nearly half our graduates stay in the region and continue to serve the community as teachers and nurses, scientists and social workers, engineers and entrepreneurs. Through thousands of Eagle alumni and through the university’s rising profile in fields such as water research, FGCU’s impact continues to expand exponentially.
Programs
Undergraduate Degrees
Doctoral Degrees
Master’s Degrees
Academic Certificates
Colleges & Schools
- College of Arts & Sciences
- College of Education
- Honors College
- Lutgert College of Business
- Marieb College of Health & Human Services
- U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering
- Bower School of Music & the Arts
- Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship
- School of Nursing
- School of Resort & Hospitality Management
- The Water Schoo
Students
Student Success
46%
Students who receive merit-based scholarships
71%
Students who receive financial aid
26
Fraternities and Sororities
32
Sports Clubs
150+
Student Organizations
1,126
Average SAT score for new students
4.07
Average GPA for first-year students
75%
Of classes taught by full-time faculty
20:1
Student to faculty ratio
Alumni
Percentage of alumni who live in:
Campus Features
With restored or preserved nature making up half of our 800 acres, the FGCU campus is a living laboratory for learning, especially as it pertains to sustainability, one of our guiding principles.
Accreditation
FGCU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and 18 other professional accrediting agencies.
Athletics
FGCU Athletics competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference in NCAA Division
l. The men’s basketball program’s “Dunk City” moniker was earned during
the 2013 NCAA Tournament, when FGCU became the first No. 15 seed to
advance to the Sweet 16. The women’s basketball program owns the
single-season NCAA record for 3-pointers and has the highest winning
percentage of any women’s basketball program in NCAA D-I history.
Nine FGCU programs have been ranked among the nations Top 25, and student athletes
regularly achieve higher GPAs than the FGCU student body as a whole.
