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Nursing at FGCU

FGCU graduates about 79 nursing majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 346th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a light program at 42 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 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.

42/100Light#346 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year793% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0000.97× 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 nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Community Mental Health Center, Kleist Health Education Bldg, Environmental Health and Safety.

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

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Norfolk State University 43
  2. Central Michigan University 43
  3. Texas A&M International University 42
  4. University of Wisconsin–Green Bay 42
  5. University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh 41
  6. Western Carolina University 41
  7. Eastern Kentucky University 41
  8. Murray State University 41

Other strong majors at FGCU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares FGCU with every school we score in nursing. 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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