Enrollment Trends at Florida Gulf Coast

The student population at Florida Gulf Coast University is 16,612 (14,463 undergraduate and 2,149 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,779 (11.99%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Florida Gulf Coast is 87.06% which is increased by 724 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,055 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 73 male students for every 100 female students, down from 78 in 2015.
2,496 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 160.27% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,464 where 16,612 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 16,612 students in 2025 and was lowest at 14,821 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 14,833 to 16,612 students, a net gain of 1,779 (12%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Florida Gulf Coast University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,833	13,739	6,126	7,613	1,094	375	719
2016-17	14,821 -12	13,733 -6	6,064 -62	7,669 56	1,088 -6	359 -16	729 10
2017-18	14,965 144	13,854 121	6,141 77	7,713 44	1,111 23	366 7	745 16
2018-19	15,031 66	13,877 23	6,130 -11	7,747 34	1,154 43	358 -8	796 51
2019-20	14,977 -54	13,722 -155	6,040 -90	7,682 -65	1,255 101	380 22	875 79
2020-21	15,358 381	13,871 149	6,038 -2	7,833 151	1,487 232	433 53	1,054 179
2021-22	15,909 551	14,228 357	6,098 60	8,130 297	1,681 194	491 58	1,190 136
2022-23	15,969 60	14,130 -98	6,165 67	7,965 -165	1,839 158	590 99	1,249 59
2023-24	16,167 198	14,227 97	6,217 52	8,010 45	1,940 101	633 43	1,307 58
2024-25	16,612 445	14,463 236	6,287 70	8,176 166	2,149 209	708 75	1,441 134
Average	15,464	13,984	6,131	7,854	1,480	469	1,011

Florida Gulf Coast University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 13,984 where 14,463 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Florida Gulf Coast University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,739	10,803	4,702	6,101	2,936	1,424	1,512
2016-17	13,733	10,826	4,749	6,077	2,907	1,315	1,592
2017-18	13,854	10,973	4,789	6,184	2,881	1,352	1,529
2018-19	13,877	11,191	4,904	6,287	2,686	1,226	1,460
2019-20	13,722	11,211	4,862	6,349	2,511	1,178	1,333
2020-21	13,871	11,098	4,784	6,314	2,773	1,254	1,519
2021-22	14,228	11,379	4,806	6,573	2,849	1,292	1,557
2022-23	14,130	11,337	4,899	6,438	2,793	1,266	1,527
2023-24	14,227	11,503	4,945	6,558	2,724	1,272	1,452
2024-25	14,463	11,472	4,857	6,615	2,991	1,430	1,561
Average	13,984	13,984	4,830	6,350	13,984	1,301	1,504

Florida Gulf Coast University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,480 where 2,149 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Florida Gulf Coast University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,094	384	149	235	710	226	484
2016-17	1,088	421	145	276	667	214	453
2017-18	1,111	458	153	305	653	213	440
2018-19	1,154	460	131	329	694	227	467
2019-20	1,255	514	140	374	741	240	501
2020-21	1,487	669	176	493	818	257	561
2021-22	1,681	687	178	509	994	313	681
2022-23	1,839	808	223	585	1,031	367	664
2023-24	1,940	850	243	607	1,090	390	700
2024-25	2,149	942	291	651	1,207	417	790
Average	1,480	1,480	183	436	1,480	286	574

Florida Gulf Coast University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.25%. The percentage was 66.47% 10 years ago and Florida Gulf Coast still has a high percentage of white students. 1.99% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.86% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 25.31% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.47% to 51.25%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.66% to 1.99%. Black student enrollment decreased from 7.22% to 4.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 18.46% to 25.31%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6699 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5179 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Florida Gulf Coast University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	31	246	1,071	2,738	20	9,859	404
2016-17	34	249	1,051	2,829	19	9,766	402
2017-18	31	262	1,068	3,019	23	9,624	430
2018-19	40	275	1,061	3,148	19	9,509	477
2019-20	41	283	1,042	3,319	21	9,310	475
2020-21	32	295	1,048	3,575	18	9,344	548
2021-22	38	313	1,104	3,807	17	9,527	566
2022-23	35	324	991	3,775	13	9,585	548
2023-24	33	347	899	3,943	13	9,382	538
2024-25	22	330	808	4,205	11	8,514	405
Average	34	292	1,014	3,436	17	9,442	479

Florida Gulf Coast University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,496 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 160.27% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Florida Gulf Coast University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	14,833	959	6,312	7,562
2016-17	14,821	889	5,413	8,519
2017-18	14,965	978	6,341	7,646
2018-19	15,031	935	6,053	8,043
2019-20	14,977	1,000	6,120	7,857
2020-21	15,358	4,775	4,206	6,377
2021-22	15,909	2,288	5,017	8,604
2022-23	15,969	2,257	8,239	5,473
2023-24	16,167	2,315	8,660	5,192
2024-25	16,612	2,496	8,653	5,463
Average	15,464	1,889	6,501	7,074

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Enrollment Trends at Florida Gulf Coast

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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