Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
FGCU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 3125 first-time undergrad students enrolled at FGCU. Among these students, 2,456 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 1,407 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1095
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 12901 admitted students 2456 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
79%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1010-1180. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 600, while 25% scored below 520 and another 25% scored above 600.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 580, while 25% scored below 490 and 25% achieved a score of 580. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1095 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to FGCU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 41% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
520-600 -
Math
490-580
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 12901 admitted students 1407 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
45%
Similar to the SAT, FGCU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 45% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 25, with 25% scoring above 25 and another 25% scoring below 19.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
19-25 -
Math
17-24 -
Composite
19-25
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$30
Undergraduate$30
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in FGCU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, FGCU received a total of 14,462 applications. These applications included 5,431 male applicants and 9,031 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 14,462 applicants, FGCU admitted 12,901 students. Among the admitted students, there were 4,768 males and 8,133 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 3,125 students chose to enroll at FGCU. This means that 3,125 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,282 were male and 1,843 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, FGCU had an overall acceptance rate of 89% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 88% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 90%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. FGCU had an overall yield rate of 24% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 27%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for FGCU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Florida Gulf Coast University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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