Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Women's Rowing
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
50
Roster
room for 18 under the cap of 68
$844k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$16,878
Per roster spot
median $25,548
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a women's rowing team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 50 players, about the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $843,937, below the median of $1.3M — $16,878 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 18 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
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
- Roster50 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 18
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$843,937 for the year
- Operating expenses$213,657 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,878 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$470,239 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Coppola 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
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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →50on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6850
room for 18
Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $843,937 $16,879 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $470,239
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program50 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 36 | $197k | — | 70% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 38 | 34 | $344k | — | 57% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 44 | 52 | $3.4M | 989 | 42% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 36 | $353k | 1000 | 12% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 69 | 39 | $268k | — | 12% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 19 | $112k | — | 79% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Liberty League | 70 | 26 | $105k | — | 68% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 75 | 41 | $148k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League | 75 | 38 | $227k | — | 36% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 105 | 72 | $774k | 990 | 32% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 125 | 35 | $313k | 996 | 82% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 132 | 23 | $73k | — | 44% |
Other women's rowing programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University 13 over cap | 81 | $2M | $24,303 | 996 | vs | |
| Princeton University 25 over cap | 93 | $1.5M | $15,951 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 23 | 45 | $1.2M | $27,045 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 15 | 53 | $928k | $17,510 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 20 | 48 | $901k | $18,765 | 993 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 18 | 50 | $844k | $16,878 | 988 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 11 | 57 | $824k | $14,461 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 10 | 58 | $714k | $12,309 | 989 | vs |
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