Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Florida Gulf Coast University Softball
Fort Myers, FL · the Eagles · Florida Gulf Coast University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$849k
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$36,926
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Florida Gulf Coast University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $849,307, below the median of $1.1M — $36,926 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 989, 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 softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#208Team budgetof 305 · Division I#212Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#126APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$849,307 for the year
- Operating expenses$210,723 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,926 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Fico head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Elizabeth Mason | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jorde Chartrand | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball 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%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $849,307 $36,926 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.
Softball program23 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
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Southeastern University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 98 | 18 | $613k | — | 73% | |
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 100 | 22 | $1M | 989 | 59% | |
| Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 102 | 21 | $563k | — | 74% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 103 | 22 | $584k | — | 79% | |
| Florida Atlantic University Division I · American Conference | 104 | 24 | $1.7M | 1000 | 73% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 106 | 27 | $660k | — | 59% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 108 | 21 | $534k | — | 88% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 109 | 23 | $569k | — | 59% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 111 | 24 | $749k | — | 41% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 117 | 27 | $1.7M | 997 | 41% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 131 | 22 | $592k | — | 63% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 133 | 26 | $433k | — | 72% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,059 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $47,840 | 984 | vs | |
| Stetson University room for 5 | 20 | $1M | $50,005 | 982 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 3 | 22 | $867k | $39,424 | — | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 2 | 23 | $849k | $36,926 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 23 | $786k | $34,185 | 986 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 3 over cap | 28 | $691k | $24,693 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 23 | $545k | $23,685 | — | vs |
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