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
Facilities Planning
http://www.fgcu.edu/facilities
Administrative Information
Organizational Chart
http://www.fgcu.edu/info/OrganizationalChart2.asp
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
http://www.fgcu.edu/planning/InstitutionalResearch/index.html
Supplemental Information
Florida Board of Governors
http://www.flbog.org/
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 2007
Degree Programs
- 44 undergraduate degree programs
- 22 graduate degree programs
Students
- Student head count is 9,388, which includes 7,986 undergraduate, 822 graduate, and 580 non-degree seeking
- Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE) student count is projected at 5,755 for 2007-08
- 60% are from Southwest Florida (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties), and 91% are from Florida
- Students from 47 other states and the District of Columbia are represented, and there are 584 students from 90 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 1,894
- Percentage of undergraduate students who attend full time is 73%, compared to 37% when FGCU opened in 1997
- Students in distance learning courses are 3,958, which translates into 42% of students taking at least one distance learning course
- Average high school grade point average (GPA) for entering FTICs is 3.32
- Average SAT score for entering FTICs is 1022
- Average ACT score for entering FTICs is 21.4
- Average grade point average (GPA) for all current FGCU students is 3.02
- 1,945 students reside in on-campus housing, which is full capacity
Local Enrollment
- 36% of FGCU students are from Lee County
- 19% of FGCU students are from Collier County
- 4% of FGCU students are from Charlotte County
Athletics
FGCU Athletics joined the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2006 and competes in NCAA Division I
Current sports in:
- men's and women's: golf, tennis, basketball, cross country, soccer
- women's: volleyball, softball, swimming and diving
- men's: baseball
Campus
- Total of 760 acres
- 65 completed buildings on campus
- 6 under construction with an additional 5 in planning stages
FGCU Cape Coral Center
- 26 students enrolled in 2 for-credit courses in 2007-08
FGCU Charlotte Center
- 85 students in 14 for-credit courses in 2007-08
FGCU Naples Center, including Rookery Bay
- 199 students enrolled in 11 for-credit courses in 2007-08
- 6,500 participants in non-credit Renaissance Academy courses for spring and summer 2007
Student Clubs and Organizations
- 125 recognized student clubs and organizations
Service Learning Hours
- 84,832 student service learning (volunteer) hours accrued in the community between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007
Alumni
- 7,020 alumni receiving one or more FGCU degrees as of spring 2007
Faculty and Staff
- Total number of faculty is 568, which includes 362 instructional and administrative faculty, and 206 adjunct faculty
- Total number of staff is 555, which includes 335 in regular salaried positions and 120 in part-time positions
Annual Operating Budget
- Total FGCU operating budget for 2006-07 is $124 million
Research and Sponsored Programs
- Award amount for Research and Sponsored Programs was $13.6 million for 2006-07
- Since FGCU's opening in 1997, total award amount has been $90.3 million
Fundraising
- Funds raised for 2006-07 include $27.2 million from the FGCU Foundation and $3 million from WGCU Public Media
