Community Relations and Marketing

February 2009

Degree Programs

• 51 undergraduate degree programs
• 31 graduate degree programs

Students

• Student head count is 10,220, which includes 8,686 undergraduate, 988 graduate, and 546 non-degree seeking
• Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE) student count is projected at 5,731 for 2007-08
• 57% are from Southwest Florida (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties), and 91% are from Florida
• Students from 45 other states and the District of Columbia, and 88 countries outside the United States are represented
• Average age of students is 23, compared to 29 in 2000, and 32 in 1997
• Number of First-Time-In-College (FTIC) students is 1,885
• Percentage of undergraduate students who attend full time is 77%, compared to 37% when FGCU opened in 1997
• Students in distance learning courses are 4,473, which translates into 44% of students taking at least one distance learning course
• Average high school grade point average (GPA) for entering FTICs is 3.3
• Average SAT score for entering FTICs is 1036
• Average ACT score for entering FTICs is 21.6
• Average grade point average (GPA) for all current FGCU students is 3.1
• 2,362 students reside in on-campus housing, which is full capacity

Local Enrollment

• 35% of FGCU students are from Lee County
• 18% 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: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis
• women's: volleyball, softball, swimming and diving
• men's: baseball

Campus

• Total of 760 acres
• 71 completed buildings on campus
• 3 structures under construction (Academic Building 7, South Village Housing, Solar Array)
• 6 structures in planning stages (Academic Building 8, Fine Arts 2, Student Union Addition, Garage 3, Naples Botanical Garden, Central Energy Plant expansion)

FGCU Charlotte Center

• 250 students in 20 for-credit courses in 2008-09

FGCU Naples Center, including Rookery Bay

• 125 students enrolled in 15 for-credit courses in 2008-09

Renaissance Academy Courses

• 10,000 participants in non-credit courses at 19 delivery sites in the five-county service area for 2008-09

Student Clubs and Organizations

• 125 recognized student clubs and organizations

Service Learning Hours

• 112,600.5 student service learning hours accrued in the community between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008

Alumni

• 8,393 alumni receiving one or more FGCU degrees as of spring 2008

Faculty and Staff

• Total number of faculty is 577, which includes 376 full-time, 4 part-time, and 197 adjunct faculty
• Total number of staff is 578, which includes 567 full-time and 11 part-time positions

Annual Operating Budget

• Total FGCU operating budget for 2007-08 was $122,164,261

Research and Sponsored Programs

• Award amount for Research and Sponsored Programs was $13.7 million for 2007-08
• Since FGCU's opening in 1997, total award amount has been $104 million

Fundraising

• Funds raised for 2007-08 include $21 million from the FGCU Foundation and $2.8 million from WGCU Public Media