by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Florida Gulf Coast University is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
As a member of the NCAA Division I without football, FGCU competes in the Not applicable conference.
There are 293 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 127 men and 166 women. Sports-related student aid is available at FGCU and the average award is around $14,824 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $10,905 and the average awarded to women is $17,822.
There are 15 head coaches at FGCU, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $146,513, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $119,937 per year.
There are also 22 assitant coaches of sports at FGCU. That breaks down to 9 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 13 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $48,653 while the ones for men’s team make about $70,418 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
FGCU sports teams made $16,309,477 in revenue, but they did have to spend $16,309,477 for expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at FGCU.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list when applicable. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 39-player men’s baseball team at FGCU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 967.
The FGCU baseball program paid out $954,791 in expenses while making $954,791 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 16-player men’s basketball team at FGCU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 975.
On the money side of things, the FGCU men’s basketball program brought home $2,096,074 in revenue and paid out $2,096,074 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 16 players of the FGCU women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
FGCU brought in $1,925,569 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $1,925,569 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
There are 7 players on the FGCU men’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than sports, too. Their great academic progress rate of 978 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The FGCU men’s cross country program paid out $153,554 in expenses while making $153,554 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 12 players of the FGCU women’s cross country team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
FGCU brought in $263,236 in revenue from its women’s cross country program while paying out $263,236 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 10-member men’s golf team at FGCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 982.
In terms of financials, the FGCU men’s golf program paid out $367,326 in expenses and made $367,326 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 9-member women’s golf team at FGCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 1000.
The FGCU women’s golf program paid out $300,873 in expenses while making $300,873 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 44 players on the FGCU men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 972 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
FGCU brought in $758,561 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $758,561 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 32 players on the FGCU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
FGCU brought in $795,328 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $795,328 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 24 players on the FGCU women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 990 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the FGCU women’s softball program brought home $662,939 in revenue and paid out $662,939 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 33 players on the FGCU women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the FGCU women’s swimming and diving program paid out $908,279 in expenses and made $908,279 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 11-member men’s tennis team at FGCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The men’s tennis program at FGCU made $325,422 in revenue and spent $325,422 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The FGCU women’s tennis team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
FGCU brought in $437,728 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $437,728 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 17 players of the FGCU women’s volleyball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
FGCU brought in $869,988 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $869,988 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
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