by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Florida Gulf Coast University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. FGCU competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The FGCU men’s soccer team carries 30 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 83. Academic data covers 90 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The FGCU women’s soccer team carries 27 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 110. Academic data covers 102 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, FGCU fields 57 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports FGCU reports, soccer ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Oliver Twelvetrees.
The women’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Jim Blankenship.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 sports, soccer sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The FGCU men’s soccer program generated $952,477 in revenue against $952,477 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $6,349 in operating expense per athlete, or $190,466 per team.
The FGCU women’s soccer program brought in $990,824 in revenue against $990,824 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $7,958 in operating expense per athlete, or $214,868 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $952,477 to the women’s $990,824 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, soccer ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 969 (972 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 969 and the women 997, with graduation success rates of 93% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 990, soccer trails the average at 983.
When FGCU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.