Drake University Women's Rowing
Drake University fields a women's rowing team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $358,527, well below the median of $1.3M — $11,203 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 36 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 991, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,310,984 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,089 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
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 36
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$358,527 for the year
- Operating expenses$140,569 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,203 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,310,984 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,089 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$67,528 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson Shyne-Appignani head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Julia Walker | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $358,527 $11,204 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,310,984
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $67,528
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $49,944
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 109 | 75 | $2.7M | 995 | 85% | |
| Creighton University Division I · West Coast Conference | 121 | 51 | $323k | 998 | 72% |
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 |
Every Metro Conference women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked