Schedule of Events and Details About the FGCU 10th Anniversary
Statistical Information 1997-2007
10th Anniversary FAQs
Notable Highlights 1997-2007
Economic Impact Study of FGCU on Southwest Florida
Historical Photos of FGCU for Download
View FGCU's chronological history
Brief FGCU Historical Video




 
FGCU At-A-Glance


Physical Information

Map and Directions
http://www.fgcu.edu/info/Map/Campus_MainMap.asp
http://www.fgcu.edu/info/Directions.asp

Physical Facilities
Facilities Planning


Administrative Information

Organizational Chart
http://www.fgcu.edu/Organization_chart04.pdf

List of Administration, Look Under General Information
http://www.fgcu.edu/catalog/


History of FGCU

University History, Look Under Historical Perspective
http://www.fgcu.edu/catalog/


Student Enrollment Data

State University System of Florida Facts and Figures
http://www.fldcu.org/factbook/quickfacts.asp


Supplemental Information

FGCU Board of Trustees
http://www.fgcu.edu/trustees/index.asp

Florida Department of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities http://www.fldcu.org/

Florida Board of Governors
http://www.flbog.org/bog/default.asp


FGCU Today

The FGCU campus boasts new buildings and the class of current technology not usually found on an entire university campus. The impressive student-teacher ratio provides all students with the chance to work closely with their professors. Courses are offered days, nights, weekends and via distance learning. Resident students enjoy the enviable Southwest Florida lifestyle in FGCU's lakefront apartments. The University's intercollegiate athletics program includes men's and women's tennis and golf. Soon the growing program will add basketball, soccer, baseball, fast-pitch softball, swimming and a spectacular athletics complex.



FGCU Fast Facts
As of October 2006

Degree Programs

  • 44 undergraduate degree programs
  • 20 graduate degree programs

Students

  • Student headcount is 8,292, which includes 6,985 undergraduate, 794 graduate, and 513 non-degree seeking
  • Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE) student count is projected at 5,100 for 2006-07
  • 62% are from Southwest Florida (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties), and 91% are from Florida
  • Students from 45 states other than Florida are represented, and there are 503 students from 79 countries outside the United States
  • Average age of students is 24, compared to 29 in 2000, and 32 in 1997
  • Number of First-Time-In-College (FTIC) students is 1,634
  • Percentage of undergraduate students who attend full time is 73%, compared to 37% when FGCU opened in 1997
  • Students in distance learning courses are 3,017, which translates into 37% of students taking at least one distance learning course
  • Average high school grade point average (GPA) for entering FTICs is 3.35
  • Average SAT score for entering FTICs is 1026
  • Average ACT score for entering FTICs is 21.3
  • Average grade point average (GPA) for FGCU students is 3.13
  • 1,917 students reside in on-campus housing, which has a total capacity of 1,945

Local Enrollment

  • 37% of FGCU students are from Lee County
  • 19% of FGCU students are from Collier County
  • 5% of FGCU students are from Charlotte County

Athletics

  • FGCU Athletics joined the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2006 and currently is in transition from NCAA Division II to Division I in 2007
  • Current sports in men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, baseball, softball, and women’s volleyball
  • New sports that will begin competition in 2007 are women’s swimming and diving, and men’s and women’s soccer

Campus

  • Total of 760 acres
  • 59 buildings on campus including the first campus parking garage opening in November 2006

FGCU Cape Coral Center

  • 121 students enrolled in seven for-credit courses for fall 2006

FGCU Naples Center

  • 80 students enrolled in four for-credit courses for fall 2006
  • 6,620 participants in non-credit Renaissance Academy courses for spring and summer 2006

FGCU Charlotte Center

  • 141 students in 12 for-credit courses for fall 2006

Alumni

  • 5,986 alumni receiving one or more FGCU degrees as of spring 2006

Student Clubs and Organizations

  • 120 recognized student clubs and organizations

Service Learning Hours

  • Student service learning hours for August 2005 through August 2006 were 89,333

Faculty and Staff

  • Total number of faculty is 500, which includes 336 instructional and administrative faculty, and 164 adjunct faculty
  • Total number of staff is 681, which includes 528 in regular salaried positions and 153 in part-time positions

Research and Sponsored Programs

  • Award amount for Research and Sponsored Programs was $13.2 million for 2005-06
  • Since FGCU’s opening in 1997, total award amount has been $76.7 million

Annual Operating Budget

  • Total FGCU operating budget for 2006-07 is $109 million

Capital Campaign

  • Funds raised for the July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2006, capital campaign were $218 million, including $137 million from the FGCU Foundation, $15 million from WGCU Public Media, and $66 million from Research and Sponsored Programs



 

 

 


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