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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Texas Tech has 2.3× as many undergrads as Florida Gulf Coast

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Florida Gulf Coast has 4 pts more first-gen students than Texas Tech (36% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Florida Gulf Coast is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.63)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Florida Gulf Coast13.9K
Texas Tech32.4K
Pell Grant share
Florida Gulf Coast28%
Texas Tech28%
First-gen share
Florida Gulf Coast36%
Texas Tech32%
Diversity index
Florida Gulf Coast0.66
Texas Tech0.63

Who they are

Men
Florida Gulf Coast43%
Texas Tech50%
Part-time students
Florida Gulf Coast21%
Texas Tech9%
Students 25 and older
Florida Gulf Coast9%
Texas Tech7%

Race & ethnicity

Florida Gulf Coast
Texas Tech
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Florida Gulf Coast78%
Texas Tech90%
First-years from other states
Florida Gulf Coast18%
Texas Tech8%
First-years from abroad
Florida Gulf Coast3%
Texas Tech2%
New transfer students this fall
Florida Gulf Coast1,078
Texas Tech2,544
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Florida Gulf Coast28%
Texas Tech27%

Campus

Florida Gulf Coast
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Atlantic Sun ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Texas Tech
Large cityNCAA D-I FBS · Big Twelve ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why