Florida Gulf Coast University Women's Golf
Florida Gulf Coast University fields a women's golf team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $374,419, below the median of $473k — $41,602 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's golf programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% 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 golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 9)
The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$374,419 for the year
- Operating expenses$102,808 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,602 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sykora head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school golf players85,385 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,285 279 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 37 2.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's golf 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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $374,419 $41,602 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,022,994
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,843
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 →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 Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Southeastern University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 98 | 9 | $464k | — | 73% | |
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 100 | 8 | $426k | 1000 | 59% | |
| Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 102 | 7 | $396k | — | 74% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 103 | 6 | $271k | — | 79% | |
| Florida Atlantic University Division I · American Conference | 104 | 9 | $472k | 985 | 73% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 106 | 9 | $428k | — | 59% | |
| University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 106 | 8 | $1.5M | 1000 | 19% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 108 | 18 | $388k | — | 88% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 109 | 10 | $480k | — | 59% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 111 | 9 | $409k | — | 41% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 117 | 8 | $859k | 1000 | 41% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 133 | 9 | $294k | — | 72% |
Other women's golf programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University room for 1 | 8 | $612k | $76,474 | 993 | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 7 | $524k | $74,806 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University 1 over cap | 10 | $499k | $49,931 | 998 | vs | |
| Stetson University room for 1 | 8 | $498k | $62,271 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University at cap | 9 | $374k | $41,602 | 1000 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 1 over cap | 10 | $308k | $30,768 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 3 | 6 | $236k | $39,415 | — | vs | |
| Bellarmine University at cap | 9 | $223k | $24,752 | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked