Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Florida Gulf Coast University Baseball
Fort Myers, FL · the Eagles · Florida Gulf Coast University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.2M
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$30,942
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
967
APR
94% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Florida Gulf Coast University fields a baseball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,237,703, below the median of $1.6M — $30,942 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (279 of 306 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,962,134 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,062 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#197Team budgetof 306 · Division I#199Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#219APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,237,703 for the year
- Operating expenses$403,144 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,942 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 952 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,962,134 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,062 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$164,362 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Tollett head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Steve McKee | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Reid | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Rusty McKee | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youAugust 1 before junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division I roster spots12,211 306 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.6% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →14,227undergraduates · 16,167 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 16,050 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1210
ACT middle 50%20 – 25
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate967
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,237,703 $30,943 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,962,134
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $164,362
Cost
Full picture →$10,548net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,118 in-state · $25,162 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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.
Baseball program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,548 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 14,227Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Southeastern University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 98 | 36 | $838k | — | 73% | |
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 100 | 40 | $1.6M | 990 | 59% | |
| Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 102 | 43 | $901k | — | 74% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 103 | 38 | $857k | — | 79% | |
| Florida Atlantic University Division I · American Conference | 104 | 39 | $1.9M | 990 | 73% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 106 | 46 | $701k | — | 59% | |
| University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 106 | 36 | $5.9M | 976 | 19% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 108 | 42 | $822k | — | 88% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 109 | 74 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 111 | 42 | $1.8M | — | 41% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 117 | 60 | $2.7M | 979 | 41% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 131 | 39 | $861k | — | 63% |
Other baseball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson University 11 over cap | 45 | $2.5M | $55,829 | 974 | vs | |
| Lipscomb University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $48,363 | 978 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University 1 over cap | 35 | $1.8M | $50,324 | 978 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,942 | 967 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 3 over cap | 37 | $1.2M | $32,848 | — | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 15 over cap | 49 | $1M | $21,361 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida 9 over cap | 43 | $937k | $21,794 | 989 | vs | |
| University of West Florida 2 over cap | 36 | $732k | $20,345 | — | vs |
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