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Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (10% of graduates). 20 students for every faculty member, more than at 90% of colleges. 67% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,517 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

3,081 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 35% of graduates; 58 programs in 22 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010110% 314
    Graduates in this field earn $52,722 4 years out
  2. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 30.00006.8% 211
    Graduates in this field earn $48,879 4 years out
  3. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 51.00006.8% 211
    Graduates in this field earn $54,006 4 years out
  4. Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 52.07015.9% 183
  5. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02015.2% 159
    Graduates in this field earn $66,349 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Interdisciplinary studies, 0.0% → 8.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (264 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Engineering$98,650 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $60,746

    4 years after completion$98,650
    National median: $109,015Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $94,986 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 125 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Biomedical/Medical Engineering$91,676 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $62,972

    4 years after completion$91,676
    National median: $93,451About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $75,235 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,779 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,452 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,964

    4 years after completion$86,452
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $67,185 · Non-Pell: $76,222(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,625 · 147 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Civil Engineering$84,451 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $64,411

    4 years after completion$84,451
    National median: $86,517About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $66,582 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,125 · 104 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,238 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $60,797

    4 years after completion$78,238
    National median: $81,171About typical

    Median federal debt: $20,000 · 40 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college20 to 1
20 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 90% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 20 to 1 in its Common Data Set (13,821 students, 693 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

26%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 8% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–91158%
10–1927018%
20–2949233%
30–3935224%
40–4914410%
50–991097%
100+50%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty67%
National median: 67%About typical
Average faculty salary

$88,098

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$7,517
$7,517
← Lessmore than 17% of 557More →
Endowment per student$7,113
$7,113
← Lessmore than 28% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Florida Gulf Coast University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Florida Gulf Coast University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)