Florida Gulf Coast University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Florida Gulf Coast University is a public doctoral/professional university in Fort Myers, FL (suburb setting), with 14,227 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 77% of 16,050 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1040–1210 on the SAT and 20–25 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $42,776 a year for out-of-state students and $23,732 in-state; aided first-year students paid $10,548 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 56% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, psychology. The campus reported 0.3 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Florida Gulf Coast University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,118 in-state · $25,162 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Florida Gulf Coast University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Florida Gulf Coast University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Sun Conference | 27 | room 1 | 3 | $991k | $36,697 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.2M | $30,942 | 967 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 17 | 2 over | 8 | $2.5M | $148,180 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $2.7M | $179,842 | 1000 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 16 | room 3 | 2 | $350k | $21,900 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Sun Conference | 9 | room 8 | 3 | $272k | $30,196 | 978 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Sun Conference | 8 | room 9 | 3 | $253k | $31,656 | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Sun Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $406k | $45,110 | 982 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Sun Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $374k | $41,602 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Sun Conference | 30 | 2 over | 3 | $952k | $31,749 | 972 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 23 | room 2 | 3 | $849k | $36,926 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Sun Conference | 31 | 1 over | 3 | $987k | $31,835 | 995 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Sun Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $418k | $41,829 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Sun Conference | 6 | room 4 | 2 | $444k | $73,918 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $976k | $65,082 | 994 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.