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FGCU Ratings and Reviews

  • 5/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Fort Myers, FL
  • 3.0 3 reviews
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FGCU Ratings and Reviews

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Ratings

FGCU is rated within the lower 41% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 5 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    5 out of 10
  • Academics
    5 out of 10
  • Resources
    3 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    6 out of 10
  • Value
    4 out of 10
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Student Review Summary

3.0

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3 student reviews

1 out of 3 (33%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

Students rate Housing highest and Party and Bar Scene lowest.

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  • 5 stars
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  • 3 stars
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  • 2 stars
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  • 1 star
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Average by category

  • Overall Rating
    3.0
  • Academics
    3.0
  • Value for Money
    3.0
  • Professors / Faculty
    2.7
  • Campus Atmosphere
    3.0
  • Housing
    3.3
  • Campus Safety
    2.7
  • Student Life
    2.7
  • Party and Bar Scene
    2.3

Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Florida Gulf Coast University?

Feb 24, 2022
Rating 2 out of 5

The atmosphere is nice and housing is alright. I never had an issue with bugs and SOVI was alright at best. The campus is small and it was very easy to get around. However, I only had maybe one or two good professors here. English professors did not really teach. Math professors were awful. You get a lot of free stuff on campus, which is a plus. The bus to target made it easier for me to get groceries as I do not have a car. However, there was a LOT of crime. Heard constantly about sorority girls getting assaulted and roofied. Someone in my hall was raped and a personal friend of mine was drugged at a party. I ended up transferring to UCF during my second year and I prefer it much more than FGCU. Go to FGCU if you haven?t gotten in anywhere else and transfer to UCF when you get better grades ASAP.

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Oct 1, 2019
Rating 2 out of 5

This school is not for low-income students, sorry. Let the upper middle class kids have this school. The academics are okay; The STEM professors are so strict and extra for no reason. On-camous housing is bad; it's expensive yet ugly at sovi and worn down and ugly at north lake. Unless you are part of housing program, don't live on campus. Housing, cashiers, bursars, and registrars office are incompetent and not useful in any situation. This is not a party school. This school will be great for nursing majors and majors that revolve around the environment.

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Oct 28, 2015
Rating 5 out of 5

FGCU has a beautiful campus and atmosphere. The students are very easy to get along with and teachers are willing to help students during their office hours and make time for them to help them however they can. I definitely recommend this school.

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If a friend asked whether FGCU was worth it, what would your gut say?

Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

Did you feel comfortable walking around at night, or did safety ever weigh on your mind?

Student Life *

Was it easy to find your people, make friends, and stay socially connected?

Party and Bar Scene *

Do weekends have a pulse here, or does the social scene quiet down once classes end?

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Last updated: August 2026