Florida Gulf Coast University Women's Soccer
Florida Gulf Coast University fields a women's soccer team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $990,824, below the median of $1.2M — $36,697 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 993, with 99% 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 soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$990,824 for the year
- Operating expenses$214,868 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,697 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Blankenship head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Ng | Associate Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Austin O'Connor | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school soccer players393,048 2024-25
- Division I roster spots10,870 346 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 36 2.8% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's soccer 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 Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $990,824 $36,697 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 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 Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Southeastern University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 98 | 29 | $679k | — | 73% | |
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 100 | 30 | $1M | 974 | 59% | |
| Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 102 | 32 | $595k | — | 74% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 103 | 32 | $693k | — | 79% | |
| Florida Atlantic University Division I · American Conference | 104 | 31 | $1.3M | 993 | 73% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 106 | 32 | $655k | — | 59% | |
| University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 106 | 30 | $3.4M | 997 | 19% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 108 | 31 | $545k | — | 88% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 109 | 41 | $502k | — | 59% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 111 | 32 | $845k | — | 41% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 117 | 36 | $1.7M | 997 | 41% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 131 | 25 | $713k | — | 63% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University room for 2 | 26 | $2.1M | $81,431 | 997 | vs | |
| Stetson University 14 over cap | 42 | $1.1M | $26,613 | 989 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 1 | 27 | $991k | $36,697 | 993 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 9 over cap | 37 | $918k | $24,814 | — | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 6 over cap | 34 | $905k | $26,630 | — | vs | |
| Jacksonville University 6 over cap | 34 | $902k | $26,516 | 985 | vs | |
| University of North Florida 6 over cap | 34 | $696k | $20,470 | 989 | vs | |
| University of West Florida 5 over cap | 33 | $522k | $15,819 | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked