Division I · Metro Conference
Canisius University Women's Rowing
Buffalo, NY · the Golden Griffins · Canisius University overview
35
Roster
room for 33 under the cap of 68
$313k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$8,929
Per roster spot
median $25,548
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Canisius University fields a women's rowing team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $312,528, well below the median of $1.3M — $8,929 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 33 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,199,149 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,603 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's rowing programs
Where this program sits against its 93 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#88Team budgetof 93 · Division I#87Spend per playerof 93 · Division I#80Roster sizeof 93 · Division I#19APRof 93 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 68)
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 33
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$312,528 for the year
- Operating expenses$93,399 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,929 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,199,149 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,603 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$151,291 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Cosmann head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Julien Green | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Natalie Hesch | Graduate Assistant Coach | On 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
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 →1,798undergraduates · 2,545 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,147 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6835
room for 33
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $312,528 $8,929 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,199,149
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $151,291
Cost
Full picture →$19,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Canisius 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 program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,798Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.41 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Rowing programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 61 | 41 | $148k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League | 63 | 38 | $227k | — | 36% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Liberty League | 68 | 19 | $112k | — | 79% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 26 | $105k | — | 68% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Independent | 83 | 15 | $373k | — | 83% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 95 | 34 | $344k | — | 57% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 125 | 36 | $197k | — | 70% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 125 | 50 | $844k | 988 | 8% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 138 | 52 | $3.4M | 989 | 42% |
Other women's rowing programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville University room for 4 | 64 | $874k | $13,655 | 985 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 68 | $676k | $9,942 | 993 | vs | |
| Stetson University room for 26 | 42 | $655k | $15,587 | 973 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 39 | 29 | $558k | $19,234 | 984 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 25 | 43 | $553k | $12,854 | 978 | vs | |
| Long Island University room for 49 | 19 | $464k | $24,400 | — | vs | |
| Drake University room for 36 | 32 | $359k | $11,203 | 984 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 20 | 48 | $320k | $6,657 | 984 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 44 | 24 | $317k | $13,212 | — | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 33 | 35 | $313k | $8,929 | 996 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 41 | 27 | $196k | $7,241 | 1000 | vs |
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