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Business & finance at FGCU

FGCU graduates about 648 business & finance majors a year, 23% of its graduating class. That puts it 408th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 171 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 85% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

46/100Solid#408 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year64823% of the class
Courses in the catalog171more than 85% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$69,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate74%whole school
SAT middle 50%1040–1200whole school

Around FGCU

Using a hydrometer to determine clay/silt content
HydrometerTestPhoto: Soccer jim2002 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Using a proctor to determine compaction.
ProctorCompactionPhoto: Soccer jim2002 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Some pictures from my visit to FGCU.
Architecture (8404568641)Photo: Brett Levin from Parkland, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Some pictures from my visit to FGCU.
Sitting Area (8404567743)Photo: Brett Levin from Parkland, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 10 · Athletics 8 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of New England 47
  2. Patrick Henry College 47
  3. University of Wisconsin–Whitewater 46
  4. Middle Tennessee State University 46
  5. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 46
  6. Montana State University 46
  7. University of La Verne 46
  8. Truman State University 46

Other strong majors at FGCU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares FGCU with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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