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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 448th in the United States, 1789th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 55 research topics. Florida Gulf Coast University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,942 academic publications and 77,315 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 21 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1789 of 14,131 In the World
#495 of 2,597 In North America
#448 of 2,496 In the United States
#15 of 109 In Florida
#1 of 3 In Fort Myers
#526 of 1,030 For Early Childhood Education
#806 of 1,063 For Social Work
#834 of 1,623 For Engineering Management
#2168 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1261 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 52 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 532nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2568th in the World with 3,000 publications made and 42,388 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#532 of 1,763 In the United States
#587 of 1,854 In North America
#2568 of 7,088 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 3 18
1994 3 8
1995 1 2
1996 16 6
1997 7 9
1998 10 17
1999 21 20
2000 29 37
2001 31 70
2002 41 75
2003 42 143
2004 42 161
2005 62 230
2006 42 305
2007 57 350
2008 72 434
2009 59 591
2010 58 682
2011 110 841
2012 91 913
2013 115 1152
2014 114 1376
2015 137 1354
2016 170 1620
2017 167 1812
2018 157 2078
2019 195 2524
2020 217 3065
2021 215 3852
2022 177 4128
2023 218 4864
2024 191 4751
2025 134 4226

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 236 259 526
Social Work 357 395 806
Law Enforcement 334 367 925
Education Majors 337 373 1091
Media Studies 487 536 1212
Criminology and Criminal Justice 510 557 1243
Communications and Public Relations 381 425 1254
Anthropology 375 418 1275
Public Policy / Administration 411 452 1354
Gender Studies 555 608 1441
Art History 655 710 1796
Sociology 477 529 1846
Law 475 520 1849
Library and Information science 619 668 1935
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 587 639 2001
Political Science 480 530 2056
Classics and Ancient History 611 659 2057
Aesthetics 543 599 2322
Demography 508 558 2427
History 534 587 2443
Archaeology 478 530 2479
Linguistics 540 594 2732
Philosophy 557 616 2804

Environmental Science rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 410th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2436th in the World with 2,494 publications made and 42,868 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#410 of 1,637 In the United States
#462 of 1,727 In North America
#2436 of 6,888 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 9 22
1994 9 24
1995 14 25
1996 59 26
1997 15 22
1998 20 46
1999 12 60
2000 23 90
2001 35 127
2002 33 112
2003 36 150
2004 45 161
2005 44 283
2006 29 348
2007 38 430
2008 49 417
2009 38 578
2010 37 611
2011 67 801
2012 61 874
2013 85 1073
2014 97 1355
2015 114 1430
2016 124 1727
2017 133 2043
2018 113 2319
2019 157 2806
2020 162 3368
2021 178 4239
2022 143 4338
2023 186 4767
2024 152 4812
2025 113 4603

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 120 142 860
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 317 363 1537
Geotechnical Engineering 247 286 1617
Agricultural Science 236 274 1666
Oceanography 283 331 1666
Ecology 328 379 1990
Environmental Engineering 266 304 2014
Forestry 341 393 2255
Environmental Management 312 361 2332
Geology 415 466 2471
Environmental Chemistry 352 402 2524
Earth science and Geophysics 447 499 2652
Geography and Cartography 462 514 2681
Paleontology 480 531 2773
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 465 519 2999

Biology rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 474th for Biology in the United States and 2870th in the World with 2,396 publications made and 46,295 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#474 of 1,612 In the United States
#525 of 1,701 In North America
#2870 of 6,841 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 10 23
1994 10 28
1995 14 31
1996 61 33
1997 14 30
1998 21 49
1999 11 68
2000 23 99
2001 29 147
2002 29 130
2003 39 183
2004 37 174
2005 46 339
2006 32 366
2007 29 455
2008 37 455
2009 38 610
2010 35 695
2011 49 836
2012 45 896
2013 71 1097
2014 88 1336
2015 106 1400
2016 116 1721
2017 129 2111
2018 113 2432
2019 136 2846
2020 153 3649
2021 189 4469
2022 156 4676
2023 189 5187
2024 143 5291
2025 138 4837

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Horticulture 166 193 1316
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 317 363 1537
Agricultural Science 236 274 1666
Virology 346 380 1848
Zoology 421 468 1996
Botany 339 385 2098
Forestry 341 393 2255
Animal Science 397 442 2255
Immunology 417 455 2376
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 446 489 2435
Nutrition and Food Science 302 342 2452
Neuroscience 572 625 2488
Evolutionary Biology 564 620 2723
Paleontology 480 531 2773
Microbiology 441 485 2869
Genetics 520 570 2946
Biochemistry 515 565 3097
Nanotechnology 531 588 3751

Engineering rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 514th for Engineering in the United States and 3234th in the World with 1,951 publications made and 28,991 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#514 of 1,568 In the United States
#567 of 1,655 In North America
#3234 of 6,795 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 6 11
1994 2 8
1995 8 10
1996 27 7
1997 14 7
1998 13 14
1999 8 27
2000 17 48
2001 18 47
2002 14 53
2003 25 89
2004 25 95
2005 28 141
2006 35 174
2007 34 201
2008 41 269
2009 35 338
2010 34 351
2011 50 431
2012 40 508
2013 75 647
2014 76 830
2015 92 838
2016 94 1103
2017 99 1315
2018 100 1490
2019 131 1948
2020 157 2434
2021 129 2913
2022 122 3092
2023 132 3268
2024 145 3455
2025 102 3449

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 251 280 834
Geotechnical Engineering 247 286 1617
Environmental Engineering 266 304 2014
Remote Sensing 332 377 2094
Civil Engineering 342 388 2121
Systems Engineering 388 436 2282
Human-Computer Interaction 456 508 2832
Mechanical Engineering 503 556 3091
Aerospace Engineering 516 569 3096
Computer Networking 574 634 3267
Structural Engineering 537 591 3320
Acoustical Engineering 619 677 3383
Optical Engineering 591 646 3605
Metallurgical Engineering 553 606 3669
Nanotechnology 531 588 3751
Materials Science 567 621 3780
Electrical Engineering 603 658 3947
Telecommunications 652 712 3989
Chemical Engineering 597 654 4189

Computer Science rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 519th for Computer Science in the United States and 2837th in the World with 1,919 publications made and 31,304 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#519 of 1,616 In the United States
#569 of 1,702 In North America
#2837 of 6,855 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 3 1
1994 6 3
1995 5 3
1996 6 3
1997 6 2
1998 11 17
1999 13 20
2000 16 28
2001 21 38
2002 22 40
2003 29 67
2004 21 81
2005 44 151
2006 35 179
2007 31 196
2008 48 249
2009 42 364
2010 40 397
2011 61 492
2012 41 572
2013 77 662
2014 69 768
2015 78 899
2016 97 1065
2017 95 1208
2018 86 1443
2019 119 1790
2020 149 2279
2021 129 2901
2022 137 3098
2023 148 3425
2024 126 3305
2025 119 3113

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Multimedia 373 414 1603
Management Information Systems 345 384 1610
Software Engineering 352 394 1807
Library and Information science 619 668 1935
Data Science 453 506 2324
Cyber Security 421 471 2376
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 446 489 2435
Neuroscience 572 625 2488
Cognitive Science 527 578 2567
Human-Computer Interaction 456 508 2832
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 497 548 2999
Machine Learning 471 524 3023
Computer Vision 496 547 3117
Computer Networking 574 634 3267
Telecommunications 652 712 3989

Medicine rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 537th for Medicine in the United States and 2732nd in the World with 1,734 publications made and 29,437 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Health Science, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#537 of 1,604 In the United States
#585 of 1,689 In North America
#2732 of 6,793 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 11
1994 7 11
1995 5 13
1996 21 14
1997 9 12
1998 11 23
1999 15 36
2000 17 64
2001 26 97
2002 30 96
2003 23 112
2004 32 111
2005 29 188
2006 25 226
2007 21 277
2008 33 318
2009 32 395
2010 28 439
2011 31 518
2012 34 550
2013 51 702
2014 47 825
2015 72 839
2016 87 1023
2017 89 1266
2018 94 1450
2019 94 1681
2020 124 2225
2021 141 2809
2022 144 3171
2023 137 3557
2024 114 3564
2025 106 3145

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 357 395 806
Occupational Therapy 268 304 1165
Health Science 403 439 1374
Gerontology 468 513 1641
Sports Medicine 440 486 1807
Virology 346 380 1848
Nursing 493 542 1860
Physical Therapy 451 498 1920
Clinical Psychology 580 635 1978
Healthcare Management (MHA) 527 582 2157
Orthodontics 405 441 2162
Family medicine 549 592 2238
Immunology 417 455 2376
Public Health 492 541 2381
Psychiatry 592 644 2474
Pathology 464 509 2549
Surgery 544 588 2631
Anesthesiology 540 586 2818
Anatomy and Physiology 556 606 2858
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 698 756 3660

Psychology rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 515th for Psychology in the United States and 2167th in the World with 1,556 publications made and 21,921 citations received. Main research topics: Education Majors, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#515 of 1,561 In the United States
#566 of 1,648 In North America
#2167 of 6,663 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1995 1 1
1996 2 1
1997 2 1
1998 6 8
1999 16 10
2000 15 24
2001 15 47
2002 25 40
2003 20 60
2004 19 81
2005 40 134
2006 24 157
2007 20 177
2008 30 225
2009 33 295
2010 35 343
2011 38 427
2012 34 463
2013 42 564
2014 47 653
2015 74 690
2016 76 755
2017 82 894
2018 77 1033
2019 102 1219
2020 126 1512
2021 137 1867
2022 113 2076
2023 129 2456
2024 94 2262
2025 98 2240

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 357 395 806
Education Majors 337 373 1091
Occupational Therapy 268 304 1165
Child Psychology 574 627 1882
Social Psychology 525 579 1912
Clinical Psychology 580 635 1978
Psychiatry 592 644 2474
Neuroscience 572 625 2488
Cognitive Science 527 578 2567

Physics rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 575th for Physics in the United States and 3502nd in the World with 1,455 publications made and 22,191 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#575 of 1,537 In the United States
#630 of 1,623 In North America
#3502 of 6,729 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 8
1994 2 6
1995 3 8
1996 21 8
1997 5 6
1998 7 11
1999 8 25
2000 13 32
2001 12 23
2002 16 42
2003 19 75
2004 18 76
2005 29 123
2006 28 145
2007 28 166
2008 32 218
2009 21 290
2010 31 293
2011 40 360
2012 37 423
2013 54 519
2014 58 672
2015 74 736
2016 69 943
2017 75 1086
2018 78 1285
2019 86 1593
2020 110 1899
2021 104 2151
2022 87 2374
2023 103 2449
2024 102 2612
2025 77 2514

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 583 637 3008
Acoustical Engineering 619 677 3383
Quantum and Particle physics 614 672 3601
Optical Engineering 591 646 3605
Nanotechnology 531 588 3751
Materials Science 567 621 3780

Business rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 430th for Business in the United States and 2046th in the World with 1,416 publications made and 20,234 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#430 of 1,388 In the United States
#476 of 1,472 In North America
#2046 of 6,366 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 2 0
1994 0 3
1995 3 1
1996 2 6
1997 3 1
1998 10 13
1999 8 10
2000 12 25
2001 16 50
2002 23 47
2003 21 60
2004 22 89
2005 33 136
2006 29 163
2007 33 162
2008 41 197
2009 31 311
2010 28 343
2011 66 410
2012 43 507
2013 54 555
2014 52 646
2015 58 740
2016 78 739
2017 80 820
2018 69 953
2019 73 1132
2020 114 1328
2021 93 1795
2022 82 1972
2023 103 2262
2024 89 2156
2025 49 1940

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Real Estate 151 168 434
Entrepreneurship 158 182 579
Engineering Management 251 280 834
Actuarial Science 319 351 1157
Public Policy / Administration 411 452 1354
Accounting 354 391 1371
Advertising 412 452 1512
Project Management 326 364 1527
Management Information Systems 345 384 1610
Marketing 389 431 1822
Finance 407 450 1935
Management 469 518 2400

Chemistry rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 501st for Chemistry in the United States and 3272nd in the World with 1,371 publications made and 29,825 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#501 of 1,455 In the United States
#552 of 1,538 In North America
#3272 of 6,561 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 3 13
1994 8 19
1995 10 25
1996 43 15
1997 10 23
1998 11 35
1999 9 49
2000 11 67
2001 13 82
2002 11 74
2003 22 93
2004 25 103
2005 22 199
2006 18 191
2007 19 268
2008 31 285
2009 17 340
2010 21 386
2011 27 407
2012 30 510
2013 42 647
2014 53 782
2015 57 871
2016 59 1084
2017 74 1318
2018 72 1553
2019 85 1830
2020 80 2450
2021 103 2884
2022 74 3005
2023 101 3300
2024 88 3420
2025 84 3264

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 302 342 2452
Environmental Chemistry 352 402 2524
Biochemistry 515 565 3097
Organic Chemistry 512 564 3392
Nanotechnology 531 588 3751
Materials Science 567 621 3780
Physical chemistry 587 644 3833
Chemical Engineering 597 654 4189

Mathematics rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 492nd for Mathematics in the United States and 2649th in the World with 1,190 publications made and 17,311 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#492 of 1,413 In the United States
#541 of 1,494 In North America
#2649 of 6,434 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 6 2
1994 0 2
1995 5 1
1996 2 1
1997 3 2
1998 7 3
1999 9 8
2000 14 14
2001 11 25
2002 12 21
2003 10 38
2004 19 56
2005 28 87
2006 21 109
2007 19 123
2008 25 167
2009 24 217
2010 22 238
2011 46 302
2012 21 345
2013 48 412
2014 34 463
2015 54 552
2016 55 606
2017 65 693
2018 58 761
2019 72 968
2020 97 1169
2021 92 1508
2022 79 1683
2023 95 1907
2024 72 1554
2025 60 1276

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 319 351 1157
Math Teachers 381 418 1217
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 534 585 2648
Statistics 527 578 2937

Economics rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 436th for Economics in the United States and 1902nd in the World with 1,121 publications made and 13,863 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#436 of 1,361 In the United States
#480 of 1,445 In North America
#1902 of 6,188 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1996 4 0
1997 1 2
1998 3 4
1999 8 4
2000 10 7
2001 14 25
2002 14 14
2003 13 29
2004 18 48
2005 23 64
2006 16 76
2007 21 89
2008 32 150
2009 26 192
2010 27 236
2011 52 306
2012 37 339
2013 40 409
2014 36 481
2015 59 557
2016 63 523
2017 74 610
2018 61 751
2019 65 876
2020 81 1008
2021 83 1306
2022 66 1358
2023 82 1569
2024 61 1299
2025 37 1019

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 319 351 1157
Development Studies 429 472 1727
Finance 407 450 1935
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 534 585 2648

Art & Design rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked 544th for Art & Design in the United States and 2300th in the World with 615 publications made and 6,043 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#544 of 1,369 In the United States
#597 of 1,454 In North America
#2300 of 6,010 In the World

Florida Gulf Coast University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 0
1996 2 0
1997 0 1
1998 2 0
1999 5 3
2000 7 10
2001 5 12
2002 7 6
2003 7 14
2004 10 22
2005 5 40
2006 4 40
2007 8 47
2008 16 47
2009 15 80
2010 9 105
2011 27 119
2012 13 130
2013 26 186
2014 22 215
2015 25 217
2016 38 241
2017 42 321
2018 37 292
2019 51 386
2020 49 478
2021 40 576
2022 49 654
2023 38 757
2024 40 753
2025 14 685

The following table provides academic rankings for Florida Gulf Coast University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 421 469 1339
Multimedia 373 414 1603
Art History 655 710 1796
Literature 527 581 2083
Aesthetics 543 599 2322
Fashion Design 567 625 2748