Harvard University Women's Rowing
Harvard University fields a women's rowing team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 81 players, well above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,968,602, above the median of $1.3M — $24,303 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's rowing programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (21 of 93 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 68)
The program
- Roster81 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,968,602 for the year
- Operating expenses$608,421 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,303 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$637,479 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Claire Ochal head coach | Head 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
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,968,602 $24,304 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $637,479
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Harvard University
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Women's Rowing programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 72 | $1.1M | 984 | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 85 | $2.8M | 989 | 11% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 48 | $343k | — | 10% | |
| Simmons University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | 62 | $2.4M | 996 | 6% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 65 | $1.6M | 995 | 16% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 11 | 57 | $465k | — | 14% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference | 20 | 24 | $317k | — | 74% | |
| Gordon College Division III · Independent | 21 | 14 | $96k | — | 59% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 36 | 46 | $351k | — | 58% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 37 | 40 | $525k | 992 | 21% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Independent | 37 | 21 | $62k | — | 87% |
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 |
Every The Ivy League women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked