Quad

Head-to-head

U. North Florida
Florida Gulf Coast

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. North Florida's grants cover 30% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Florida Gulf Coast

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. North Florida costs about $4.7K less per year on average than Florida Gulf Coast ($17,141 vs. $21,884, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. North Florida's SAT midpoint is 50 points higher than Florida Gulf Coast's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    Florida Gulf Coast's yield is 4 pts higher than U. North Florida's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

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

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. North Florida has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Florida Gulf Coast (31% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. North Florida admits 53%, Florida Gulf Coast 63%; Florida Gulf Coast's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
U. North Florida53%
Florida Gulf Coast63%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. North FloridaSelective
  • Florida Gulf CoastAccessiblefrom FloridaSelectivefrom other states
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. North Florida
1070–1270
Florida Gulf Coast
1040–1200
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. North FloridaGPA and school record required
  • Florida Gulf CoastRigor, GPA, and tests very importantweighted GPAs

Who's on each campus

U. North Florida and Florida Gulf Coast are about the same size; U. North Florida has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. North Florida13.4K
Florida Gulf Coast13.9K
Pell Grant share
U. North Florida31%
Florida Gulf Coast28%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. North Florida, and Psychology at Florida Gulf Coast.

Students per faculty member
U. North Florida19 to 1
Florida Gulf Coast20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. North FloridaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%
  • Florida Gulf CoastPsychology, General10%

What each costs

U. North Florida costs about $4.7K less a year than Florida Gulf Coast on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. North Florida$17.1K
Florida Gulf Coast$21.9K
Aid generosity
U. North Florida30%
Florida Gulf Coast19%

What each pays off

U. North Florida's former students earn more, a median $56.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. North Florida$56.3K
Florida Gulf Coast$54.6K
Graduation rate
U. North Florida65%
Florida Gulf Coast63%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. North Florida got more selective while Florida Gulf Coast got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. North FloridaGrowing+95%
  • Florida Gulf CoastGrowing+48%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Florida Gulf Coast University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;Florida Gulf Coast University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024About 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