Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at FGCU is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.1% of undergraduate students being women and 42.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 14,228, with 8,130 women and 6,098 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at FGCU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.8% of undergraduate students being women and 29.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,681, with 1,190 women and 491 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 42.9% 6,098 students
- women 57.1% 8,130 students
Graduate Students
- men 29.2% 491 students
- women 70.8% 1,190 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 59.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 8,445 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 24.6% of the student body, with 3,488 students. African American students represent 6.8% of the population, with 967 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.7%, with 527 students. Asian students account for 1.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 270 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 17 students.
International students make up 2.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 302 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.2% of the population, totaling 174 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within FGCU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 59.5% 8,445 students
- Hispanic 24.6% 3,488 students
- African American 6.8% 967 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 527 students
- International students 2.1% 302 students
- Asian 1.9% 270 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 174 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 17 students
Graduate Students
- White 64.4% 1,082 students
- Hispanic 19.0% 319 students
- African American 8.1% 137 students
- Asian 2.6% 43 students
- Mixed race 2.3% 39 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 32 students
- International students 1.7% 29 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 56.8% 657 students
- Hispanic 24.6% 284 students
- African American 8.4% 97 students
- International students 3.5% 41 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 37 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 22 students
- Asian 1.5% 17 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 35% 4,954 students
- 18-19 33% 4,737 students
- 22-24 20% 2,886 students
- 25-29 6% 868 students
- 30-34 2% 272 students
- 35-39 1% 130 students
- 40-49 1% 105 students
- 50-64 0% 49 students
- 25-29 30% 497 students
- 22-24 26% 440 students
- 30-34 16% 265 students
- 40-49 11% 193 students
- 35-39 10% 163 students
- 50-64 5% 91 students
- 20-21 2% 29 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2,501 | 82.46% | |
| Illinois | 90 | 2.97% | |
| New Jersey | 64 | 2.11% | |
| Pennsylvania | 45 | 1.48% | |
| Ohio | 42 | 1.38% | |
| New York | 33 | 1.09% | |
| Connecticut | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 22 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 8 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 8 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 5 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 4 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% |
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