Bucknell University Women's Rowing
Bucknell University fields a women's rowing team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 72 players, above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $774,126, well below the median of $1.3M — $10,751 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (21 of 93 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 991, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,358,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,982 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 68)
The program
- Roster72 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$774,126 for the year
- Operating expenses$159,671 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,751 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 985 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,358,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,982 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,362 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Katy Ruderman head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's rowing 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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $774,126 $10,752 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,358,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,362
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Bucknell 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.
Women's Rowing programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 69 | 20 | $117k | — | 32% | |
| Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League | 82 | 38 | $508k | 1000 | 29% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 103 | 46 | $959k | 1000 | 25% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 103 | 36 | $197k | — | 70% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 104 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 105 | 50 | $844k | 988 | 8% | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Mid-American Conference | 106 | 60 | $2M | 995 | 65% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 109 | 37 | $619k | 994 | 86% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 111 | 33 | $719k | 991 | 86% | |
| Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League | 112 | 37 | $175k | 996 | 76% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 113 | 43 | $1M | 996 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 113 | 58 | $714k | 989 | 6% |
Other women's rowing programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University 17 over cap | 85 | $2.8M | $32,821 | 989 | vs | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 over cap | 72 | $1.1M | $15,783 | 984 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 4 over cap | 72 | $774k | $10,751 | 990 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 5 over cap | 73 | $714k | $9,779 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 28 | 40 | $525k | $13,128 | 992 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 30 | 38 | $508k | $13,367 | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 32 | 36 | $353k | $9,812 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 31 | 37 | $175k | $4,741 | 996 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Patriot League women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked