Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Florida Gulf Coast University Women's Beach Volleyball
Fort Myers, FL · the Eagles · Florida Gulf Coast University overview
16
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 19
$350k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$21,900
Per roster spot
median $25,430
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
996
APR
96% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Florida Gulf Coast University fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $350,408, below the median of $414k — $21,900 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 1000, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,022,994 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,153 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 68 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#39Team budgetof 68 · Division I#37Spend per playerof 68 · Division I#46Roster sizeof 68 · Division I#27APRof 68 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's beach volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 19)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$350,408 for the year
- Operating expenses$89,048 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,900 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 950 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,022,994 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,153 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$167,843 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Sweat head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shelby Beisner | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,259 68 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 9 11% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's beach volleyball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
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%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1916
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate996
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $350,408 $21,901 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,022,994
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,843
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
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.
Women's Beach Volleyball program16 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
Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 100 | 21 | $575k | 983 | 59% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 103 | 15 | $83k | — | 79% | |
| Florida Atlantic University Division I · Conference USA | 104 | 19 | $642k | 991 | 73% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 106 | 14 | $259k | — | 59% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 108 | 17 | $319k | — | 88% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 109 | 17 | $88k | — | 59% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 111 | 25 | $402k | — | 41% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · Conference USA | 117 | 12 | $865k | — | 41% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 133 | 18 | $164k | — | 72% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson University room for 2 | 17 | $844k | $49,655 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 17 | $440k | $25,894 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University at cap | 19 | $359k | $18,900 | — | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 3 | 16 | $350k | $21,900 | 996 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama room for 1 | 18 | $340k | $18,876 | 990 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University room for 9 | 10 | $310k | $31,032 | — | vs | |
| Tarleton State University room for 8 | 11 | $283k | $25,757 | — | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas room for 3 | 16 | $274k | $17,155 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University room for 2 | 17 | $104k | $6,128 | — | vs |
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