Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke University Women's Rowing
Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
46
Roster
room for 22 under the cap of 68
$3.8M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$81,605
Per roster spot
median $25,548
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Duke University fields a women's rowing team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,753,872, well above the median of $1.3M — $81,605 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 22 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,408,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $39,476 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's rowing programs
Where this program sits against its 93 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#7Team budgetof 93 · Division I#2Spend per playerof 93 · Division I#58Roster sizeof 93 · Division I#29APRof 93 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 68)
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The program
- Roster46 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 22
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,753,872 for the year
- Operating expenses$400,611 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$81,605 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$14,408,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$39,476 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$671,854 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Spracklen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Wendy Davis | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Carly Abarbanel | Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Emilie Gross | 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 →6,488undergraduates · 17,112 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 46,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →46on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6846
room for 22
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,753,872 $81,606 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $14,408,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $671,854
Cost
Full picture →$23,422net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,805
Campus safety
Full picture →1.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Duke 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 program46 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,422 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,488Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 59 | $2.1M | 997 | 19% | |
| High Point University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 59 | 34 | $1M | — | 77% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 143 | 67 | $3.1M | 985 | 17% |
Other women's rowing programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 23 | 45 | $3.8M | $84,931 | 995 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 22 | 46 | $3.8M | $81,605 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) at cap | 68 | $3.7M | $53,823 | 994 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 16 | 52 | $3.4M | $65,058 | 989 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 12 | 56 | $3.3M | $59,575 | 987 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 23 | 45 | $3.3M | $72,522 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 72 | $3.2M | $45,124 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 1 | 67 | $3.1M | $45,742 | 985 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 5 | 63 | $2.8M | $43,845 | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill room for 9 | 59 | $2.1M | $34,806 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 11 | 57 | $2M | $35,179 | 992 | vs | |
| Boston College room for 3 | 65 | $1.6M | $24,247 | 995 | vs |
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