Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL · public · 13,874 undergraduates
Florida Gulf Coast University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Florida Gulf Coast University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $17,062 per male athlete and $20,153 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $8,779 per men's player, 17% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $13,577 per women's player, 33% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Florida Gulf Coast University, in Fort Myers, FL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Florida Gulf Coast University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 13 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 10. Florida Gulf Coast University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 11% above the Atlantic Sun Conference median of 4.5.
Florida Gulf Coast University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. Florida Gulf Coast University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 50%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Florida Gulf Coast University fund its athletes?
Florida Gulf Coast University reported 265 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 115 men and 150 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,985,128 across all sports ($1,962,134 for men's sports, $3,022,994 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $164,362 for men's sports and $167,843 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $1,429 and $1,119 per athlete.
What is Florida Gulf Coast University like academically?
Florida Gulf Coast University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 63% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1114, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $20,807 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,568 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $6,118 for FL residents and $25,162 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
57% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,560, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Florida Gulf Coast University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (10%) and Health Professions (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (297 degrees)
- Psychology, General (262 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (239 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (198 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (148 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (142 degrees)
- Biology, General (142 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (113 degrees)
- Marketing (109 degrees)
- Hospitality Administration/Management (105 degrees)
What is Fort Myers, FL like to live in?
Florida Gulf Coast University sits in Fort Myers, a suburb of a large city of about 92,000 people in Lee County, Florida.
Household incomes in Fort Myers, a median of about $62,160, sit below the Florida median and likewise below the national one, 21% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Florida, around $351,600 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,442 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 20% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Florida Gulf Coast University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Florida Gulf Coast University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Florida Gulf Coast University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Florida Gulf Coast University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Florida Gulf Coast University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $17,062 per male athlete and $20,153 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Florida Gulf Coast University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $8,779 per men's player, 17% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $13,577 per women's player, 33% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Florida Gulf Coast University?
- Florida Gulf Coast University is in Fort Myers, FL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Florida Gulf Coast University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $20,807 a year, and an average net price of $12,568 after grants and scholarships.