Applying to Florida Gulf Coast

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
76.75%	1,120

Florida Gulf Coast University's acceptance rate is 76.75% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 16,050 students applied and 12,318 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Florida Gulf Coast.

Florida Gulf Coast's acceptance rate places 27th out of 56 Florida colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,120 and the ACT score is 22 at Florida Gulf Coast. Florida Gulf Coast's SAT score ranks 18th out of 33 Florida colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Florida Gulf Coast, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is required to be considered. In addition, english proficiency test score is also required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Florida Gulf Coast University is 76.75% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 22.54%. 5,859 men and 10,184 women applied to Florida Gulf Coast and 4,573 men and 7,740 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,127 men and 1,646 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Florida Gulf Coast.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Florida Gulf Coast
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	16,050	5,859	10,184	0	0
Admitted	12,318	4,573	7,740	0	0
Enrolled	2,776	1,127	1,646	0	0
Acceptance Rate	76.75%	78.05%	76.00%	-	-
Yield	22.54%	24.64%	21.27%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Florida Gulf Coast University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 2,240 students (81% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,238 students (45%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Florida Gulf Coast.

The median SAT score is 1,120 with 570 SAT EBRW and 550 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 620 and the 25^th percentile is 530. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 590 and 25^th percentile is 510 .

The median ACT composite score is 22 with 75^th percentile score of 25 and 25^th percentile score of 20 at Florida Gulf Coast. The median ACT math score is 21 and the ACT English score is 22.

The SAT and ACT scores at Florida Gulf Coast University are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,064, ACT: 21 - public doctoral / research university).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Florida Gulf Coast
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1040	1120	1210
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	530	570	620
SAT Math	510	550	590
ACT Composite	20	22	25
ACT Math	18	21	25
ACT English	20	22	25

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Florida Gulf Coast University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 2,776 first-year students enrolled in Florida Gulf Coast. The proportion of full-time students is 97.15% and part-time students is 2.85%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 40.60% and women students is 59.29%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Florida Gulf Coast.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Florida Gulf Coast
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,776	1,127	1,646
Full-time	2,697	1,089	1,605
Part-time	79	38	41

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, SAT / ACT, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is reqired to be considered in admission process at Florida Gulf Coast. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Florida Gulf Coast University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Florida Gulf Coast Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Required
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $30 for undergraduate schools and $30 for graduate schools of Florida Gulf Coast University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Florida Gulf Coast.

Admission Information for Applying to Florida Gulf Coast
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$30
Graduate Application Fees	$30
Admission Information	https://www.fgcu.edu/admissionsandaid/undergraduateadmissions/
Online Application	https://fgcu.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fapply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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