Duquesne University Women's Rowing
Duquesne University fields a women's rowing team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 56 players, about the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $784,223, well below the median of $1.3M — $14,003 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 12 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 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,617,684 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,298 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
- Roster56 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 12
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$784,223 for the year
- Operating expenses$116,969 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,003 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,617,684 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,298 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$134,023 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Carlsen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Stephen Eckstein | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Isabella Abbott | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Morgan Szucs | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $784,223 $14,004 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,617,684
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $134,023
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $47,146
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Duquesne 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Morris University Division I · Metro Conference | 13 | 29 | $558k | 984 | 91% | |
| West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 55 | 51 | $703k | 989 | 86% | |
| Marietta College Division III · Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 104 | 9 | $110k | — | 79% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Independent | 115 | 15 | $373k | — | 83% |
Other women's rowing programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rhode Island room for 19 | 49 | $1.8M | $36,792 | 985 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 14 | 54 | $1.6M | $29,445 | 977 | vs | |
| Fordham University room for 16 | 52 | $1.4M | $26,716 | 991 | vs | |
| Duquesne University room for 12 | 56 | $784k | $14,003 | 996 | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 35 | 33 | $719k | $21,788 | 991 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 31 | 37 | $619k | $16,716 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Dayton room for 32 | 36 | $602k | $16,719 | — | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 22 | 46 | $541k | $11,766 | 963 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked