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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

Boston College Women's Rowing

Chestnut Hill, MA · the Eagles · Boston College overview
65
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 68
$1.6M
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$24,247
Per roster spot
median $25,548
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
16%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Boston College fields a women's rowing team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 65 players, above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,576,092, above the median of $1.3M — $24,247 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,962,005 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $32,732 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's rowing programs

Where this program sits against its 93 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.6M
Spend per player$24,247
Roster size65
Coaching staff4
APR995

Team budgets across the division

$145k$5.7M
this programevery Division I women's rowing program

Roster sizes (cap 68)

15141
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster65 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap68 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,576,092 for the year
  • Operating expenses$463,669 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$24,247 division median $25,548
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$12,962,005 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$32,732 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$473,572 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Grace Hollowell head coachHead Coachnot on file
Dave RinghamAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Julia BatsonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Sarah Grace AllenVolunteer Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • Division I roster spots5,181 93 programs

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
10,083undergraduates · 15,280 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
16%admitted · of 36,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
91%

Women's Rowing

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65on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6865
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,576,092 $24,248 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$12,962,005
Recruiting spend, women's
$473,572
$32,590net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$89,605
Average net price$32,590
Net price by family income
$0–30k$5,851
$30–48k$7,655
$48–75k$12,554
$75–110k$23,325
$110k and up$56,247
Tuition & fees
$67,680

Campus safety

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1.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.77
Property0.19
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
36 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business566 · 24%
Social sciences471 · 20%
Biological sciences312 · 13%
Psychology238 · 10%
Communication & journalism172 · 7%

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Women's Rowing programs within 150 miles

Boston CollegeBoston University · 3 miSimmons University · 4 miHarvard University · 4 miNortheastern University · 4 miMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 4 miTufts University · 6 miWellesley College · 8 miMerrimack College · 23 miGordon College · 25 miWorcester Polytechnic Institute · 33 miCollege of the Holy Cross · 33 miAssumption University · 34 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Boston University Division I · Patriot League385$2.8M98911%
Simmons University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference4———66%
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League481$2M9963%
Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association462$2.4M9966%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division I · Patriot League472$1.1M9845%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference648$343k—10%
Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference857$465k—14%
Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference2324$317k—74%
Gordon College Division III · Independent2514$96k—59%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference3346$351k—58%
College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League3340$525k99221%
Assumption University Division II · Independent3421$62k—87%

Other women's rowing programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Stanford University room for 2345$3.8M$84,931995vs
Duke University room for 2246$3.8M$81,605994vs
University of Miami (Florida) at cap68$3.7M$53,823994vs
Syracuse University room for 1652$3.4M$65,058989vs
Clemson University room for 1256$3.3M$59,575987vs
Southern Methodist University room for 2345$3.3M$72,522998vs
University of Notre Dame 4 over cap72$3.2M$45,124993vs
University of Virginia room for 167$3.1M$45,742985vs
University of California, Berkeley room for 563$2.8M$43,845987vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill room for 959$2.1M$34,806997vs
University of Louisville room for 1157$2M$35,179992vs
Boston College room for 365$1.6M$24,247995vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked