FGCU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Florida Gulf Coast University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Florida Gulf Coast University students is 56.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 60.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 50.5%.

56.2%

asian 59.5% 22 students
African American 57.4% 78 students
white 56.0% 997 students
unknown 50.0% 12 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 55.3% 262 students
International Students 63.9% 23 students
Mixed Race 60.0% 51 students

Drop Out

Florida Gulf Coast University has an overall drop-out rate of 26.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 32.2% and 21.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

26.2%

asian 24.3% 9 students
African American 29.4% 40 students
white 26.4% 471 students
unknown 16.7% 4 students
hispanic 24.9% 118 students
International Students 33.3% 12 students
Mixed Race 24.7% 21 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Florida Gulf Coast University at a rate of 13.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 13.2%, and male students' 13.5%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

13.4%

asian 13.5% 5 students
African American 10.3% 14 students
white 13.4% 239 students
unknown 20.8% 5 students
hispanic 14.8% 70 students
Mixed Race 12.9% 11 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

4.3%

African American 2.9% 4 students
white 4.2% 74 students
unknown 12.5% 3 students
hispanic 5.1% 24 students
Mixed Race 2.4% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$57,910	$59,722	$85,341
Computer Software and Media Applications	NA	$63,005	$74,972
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,707	$47,520	$65,837
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,279	$62,409	$64,731
Civil Engineering	$54,799	$57,318	$63,963
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$48,944	$46,769	$59,253
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$54,874	$57,318	$58,083
Accounting and Related Services	$47,797	$47,260	$53,535
Special Education and Teaching	$43,114	$44,102	$46,931
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,599	$37,896	$46,870
Management Information Systems and Services	$40,361	$42,123	$45,785
Marketing	$38,374	$41,479	$44,499
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,957	$43,018	$44,372
Political Science and Government	$28,595	$34,704	$43,258
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$33,427	$36,560	$41,973
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$31,119	$34,667	$41,639
Social Work	$34,068	$35,823	$40,690
Hospitality Administration/Management	$37,359	$34,633	$40,583
Communication and Media Studies	$32,621	$33,993	$39,310
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$32,570	$28,055	$37,527
English Language and Literature, General	$28,126	$22,572	$37,314
Psychology, General	$29,030	$30,080	$35,209
Education, General	$35,552	$30,409	$34,592
Legal Support Services	$30,884	$30,409	$33,937
Public Health	$29,601	$26,187	$33,929
Sociology	$31,621	$30,926	$33,252
Biology, General	$24,244	$27,048	$31,420
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,400	$29,250	$29,382
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$23,319	$24,421	$29,207
Fine and Studio Arts	$22,466	$28,598	$27,654
History	$29,930	$28,212	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$54,865	$54,869	NA
Economics	$34,894	$39,009	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$32,925	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$28,861	$40,485	NA
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$28,803	NA	NA
Mathematics	NA	$25,194	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$44,835	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,429	$66,821	$68,880
Accounting and Related Services	$51,840	$59,124	$68,095
Public Administration	$58,144	$46,790	$57,472
Social Work	$49,666	$46,869	$53,721
Curriculum and Instruction	$51,075	$50,606	$51,372
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,546	$42,682	$49,334
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$167,106	$148,663	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$78,343	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$48,939	$45,500	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$41,342	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$63,235	$52,941	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$70,296	$73,324

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