Florida Gulf Coast University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Florida Gulf Coast University is a public four-year university located in Fort Myers, Florida. It was established in 1991 by then-governor Lawton Chiles. The main campus is spread across an area of more than 750 acres. It also operates three other satellite campus locations in Naples, Cape Coral and Charlotte. FGCU grants associates, bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. It is organized into the following academic units:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Health Professions
• College of Professional Studies
• Lutgert College of Business
• U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering

FGCU has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities, including Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Epsilon Phi Chi, Sigma Chi and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in hospitality, security and law enforcement, business and management, and conservation and resource management.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,204 in 2009-2010 (8,702 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 84% of enrolled students and graduate students are 16%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Florida Gulf Coast University provides on-campus housing for 2,759 of its 8,702 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Atlantic Sun Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 65 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 60 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Florida Gulf Coast University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (413 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (288 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (50 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

HOSPITALITY (56 awarded)

• Resort Management

LAW (38 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (440 awarded)

• Anthropology
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (103 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (16 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (40 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (13 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (111 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (44 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (37 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (133 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminalistics and Criminal Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (53 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology