Florida Gulf Coast University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
13,874 students
Larger than 93% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 32.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Ave Maria22.5 mi
- Sarasota75 mi
- Avon Park78.1 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Florida Gulf Coast University, the largest reported group is White (50.1%), followed by Hispanic (25.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 9.7% |
| Black | 4.4% | 5.3% |
| Hispanic | 25.8% | 6.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 50.1% | 70.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Non-resident | 2.5% | 6% |
| Unknown | 12.8% | 0% |
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Did you know? Florida Gulf Coast University
- 63.4%Florida Gulf Coast University admitted 12,901 of 14,462 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 23.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 3,050 of 12,901.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $11,555average net price after grants for aided students, against $25,162 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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