Quad

Head-to-head

Florida Gulf Coast
Texas Tech

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

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

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Texas Tech's grants cover 29% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Florida Gulf Coast

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Texas Tech grads earn $7.9K more ten years out than Florida Gulf Coast's ($62,454 vs. $54,560)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Texas Tech's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Florida Gulf Coast's

    SAT midpoint
  5. 5

    Texas Tech's yield is 6 pts higher than Florida Gulf Coast's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Texas Tech graduates 4 pts more of its students than Florida Gulf Coast (67% vs. 63%)

    Graduation rate

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

Florida Gulf Coast admits 63%, Texas Tech 73%; Texas Tech's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Florida Gulf Coast63%
Texas Tech73%
Quad's selectivity
  • Florida Gulf CoastAccessiblefrom FloridaSelectivefrom other states
  • Texas TechSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Florida Gulf Coast
1040–1200
Texas Tech
1090–1280
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Florida Gulf CoastRigor, GPA, and tests very importantweighted GPAs
  • Texas TechGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

Texas Tech has 2.3× as many undergrads as Florida Gulf Coast; both have the same Pell share, 28%.

Undergrads
Florida Gulf Coast13.9K
Texas Tech32.4K
Pell Grant share
Florida Gulf Coast28%
Texas Tech28%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Florida Gulf Coast, and Business Administration and Management at Texas Tech; both have 20 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Florida Gulf Coast20 to 1
Texas Tech20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Florida Gulf CoastPsychology, General10%
  • Texas TechBusiness Administration and Management, General6%

What each costs

Texas Tech costs about $1.9K less a year than Florida Gulf Coast on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Florida Gulf Coast$21.9K
Texas Tech$20K
Aid generosity
Florida Gulf Coast19%
Texas Tech29%

What each pays off

Texas Tech's former students earn more, a median $62.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Florida Gulf Coast$54.6K
Texas Tech$62.5K
Graduation rate
Florida Gulf Coast63%
Texas Tech67%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Florida Gulf CoastGrowing+48%
  • Texas TechGrowing+57%
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;Florida Gulf Coast University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;Florida Gulf Coast University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;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 2018About 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