Division I · Patriot League
Colgate University Women's Rowing
Hamilton, NY · the Raiders · Colgate University overview
36
Roster
room for 32 under the cap of 68
$353k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$9,812
Per roster spot
median $25,548
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
12%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Colgate University fields a women's rowing team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $353,233, well below the median of $1.3M — $9,812 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 32 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 991, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,809,056 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,935 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's rowing programs
Where this program sits against its 93 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 68)
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The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 32
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$353,233 for the year
- Operating expenses$139,001 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,812 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,809,056 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,935 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$280,624 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James Lister head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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.Campus
Full picture →3,131undergraduates · 3,146 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →12%admitted · of 21,130 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1530
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6836
room for 32
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $353,233 $9,812 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,809,056
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $280,624
Cost
Full picture →$26,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,024
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions12% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 3,131Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 17 | 39 | $268k | — | 12% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | 52 | $3.4M | 989 | 42% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 55 | 50 | $844k | 988 | 8% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 56 | 36 | $197k | — | 70% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 73 | 34 | $344k | — | 57% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 81 | 23 | $73k | — | 44% | |
| University at Albany Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 87 | 21 | $416k | — | 70% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 91 | 29 | $111k | — | 23% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Liberty League | 102 | 26 | $105k | — | 68% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Liberty League | 102 | 19 | $112k | — | 79% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League | 108 | 38 | $227k | — | 36% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 110 | 41 | $148k | — | 71% |
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 |
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