Cost of Attendance

Each year FGCU develops student expense budgets (cost of attendance), using U. S. Dept. of Education guidelines. These are used to determine students' financial need at FGCU. Student expense budgets include approximate tuition and fee costs as well as allowances for the cost of books and supplies, transportation, food, housing and personal expenses.  These expense budgets represent the maximum amount of financial aid that students may receive from all sources, including student loans.

The variable factors that are used to construct the student expense budget include:

  • where the student lives (at home with their parents, on-campus, or off-campus).
  • the student's legal state of residency.
  • the student's enrollment status (the number of credits for which the student enrolls).

Please select the appropriate level to see the Cost of Attendance:

Independent students who incur expenses for dependent care (either child care or elder care) may have their expense budget adjusted.

The schedule of tuition and fees at FGCU is available on the Student Account Services web site

2023-2024 Graduate Full-Time Student Cost of Attendance 

EXPENSES Florida Resident Non Florida Resident
Tuition and Fees $ 6,720 $ 23,412
Books and Supplies $ 1,200 $ 1,200
Food and Housing $ 10,914 $ 10,914
Transportation $ 2,750 $ 2,750
Personal Expenses $ 2,750 $ 2,750
Estimated Total Cost $ 24,334 $ 41,026

2022-2023 Graduate Full-Time Student Cost of Attendance

EXPENSES Florida Resident Non Florida Resident
Tuition and Fees $ 6,720 $ 23,412
Books and Supplies $ 1,200 $ 1,200
Food and Housing $ 9,672 $ 9,672
Transportation $ 1,700 $ 1,700
Personal Expenses $ 1,700 $ 1,700
Estimated Total Cost $ 20,992 $ 37,684

*Tuition and fees figures are based on a graduate student taking 9 graduate credit hours per term for two terms (Fall and Spring).  For information regarding undergraduate students please see Undergraduate Student Cost of Attendance.

Cost of Attendance are estimates used for the purpose of Financial Aid. For actual tuition costs please go to Tuition costs

For actual Housing costs please go to Housing Cost