Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Women's Rowing
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
48
Roster
room for 20 under the cap of 68
$320k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$6,657
Per roster spot
median $25,548
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a women's rowing team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, about the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $319,538, well below the median of $1.3M — $6,657 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 20 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 $5,594,516 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,517 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's rowing programs
Where this program sits against its 93 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#86Team budgetof 93 · Division I#89Spend per playerof 93 · Division I#53Roster sizeof 93 · Division I#67APRof 93 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 68)
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The program
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 20
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$319,538 for the year
- Operating expenses$136,062 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,657 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,594,516 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$167,482 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Patterson 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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6848
room for 20
Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $319,538 $6,657 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,594,516
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,482
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 program48 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 Bridgeport Division II · Independent | 3 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 68 | $676k | 993 | 68% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 45 | $1.2M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Metro Conference | 29 | 19 | $464k | — | 90% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 32 | 27 | $196k | 1000 | 91% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 37 | 6 | $48k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Independent | 37 | 5 | $19k | — | 79% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 39 | 52 | $1.4M | 991 | 56% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 41 | 40 | $403k | — | 17% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 44 | 53 | $928k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 50 | 49 | $260k | — | 34% | |
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 52 | 43 | $553k | 978 | 65% |
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 |
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