Lamar U vs Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)

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	Florida Gulf Coast University	Lamar University
Overview
Location	Fort Myers, Florida	Beaumont, Texas
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	82.0%	57.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	89.2%	88.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25
SAT range	1010 - 1180	910 - 1100
ACT range	19 - 25	16 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	79.0%	42.0%
Students submitting ACT score	45.0%	8.0%
Total number of applicants	14,462	6,129
Total number of admissions given out	12,901	5,397
Admitted students who chose to enroll	3,125	1,569
Yield rate	24.2%	29.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $20,390 Out of state: $39,434	In state: $23,858 Out of state: $33,650
Average net price	$9,840	$11,449
Tuition	In state: $4,191 Out of state: $22,328	In state: $6,228 Out of state: $16,020
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,820 Meal plan: $4,346	Room/dormitory: $6,134 Meal plan: $3,456
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	78.0% Average amount $6,754	63.0% Average amount $12,082
Students receiving federal student loan	30.0% Average amount $7,251	46.0% Average amount $6,061
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $16,201	3.0% Average amount $12,294

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	14,228 Men 42.9% Women 57.1%	8,377 Men 40.5% Women 59.5%
Graduate students	1,681 Men 29.2% Women 70.8%	7,943 Men 25.7% Women 74.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	17.6%	N/A
International students	2.1%	3.5%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	4,732	2,505
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Florida Illinois New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Liberal Arts Education Engineering	Education Health Professions Business Psychology Engineering
Students to faculty ratio	22:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	56.2%	38.7%
Dropout rate	26.2%	23.3%
Transferred out	13.4%	33.8%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,910 Year 2: $59,722 Year 3: $85,341 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $74,972 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $70,296 Year 3: $73,324 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,429 Year 2: $66,821 Year 3: $68,880 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,840 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $68,095 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,707 Year 2: $47,520 Year 3: $65,837 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,279 Year 2: $62,409 Year 3: $64,731 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,799 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $63,963 Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,944 Year 2: $46,769 Year 3: $59,253 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,874 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $58,083	Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,107 Year 2: $73,446 Year 3: $89,656 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,299 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $89,198 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $82,165 Year 2: $75,989 Year 3: $81,288 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,225 Year 2: $68,975 Year 3: $72,634 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $82,521 Year 2: $64,773 Year 3: $71,471 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $68,504 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,969 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $67,640 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $60,061 Year 3: $65,582 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,987 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $59,688 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,477 Year 2: $55,819 Year 3: $58,099

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Lamar U vs Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)

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