Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Women's Rowing
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
38
Roster
room for 30 under the cap of 68
$508k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$13,367
Per roster spot
median $25,548
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University fields a women's rowing team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $507,953, well below the median of $1.3M — $13,367 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 30 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 991, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,140,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,781 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's rowing programs
Where this program sits against its 93 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#78Team budgetof 93 · Division I#75Spend per playerof 93 · Division I#75Roster sizeof 93 · Division I#1APRof 93 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 68)
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 30
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$507,953 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,384 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,367 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,140,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,781 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$172,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Costas 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6838
room for 30
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $507,953 $13,367 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,140,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $172,941
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 39 | 46 | $959k | 1000 | 25% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 40 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 41 | 33 | $719k | 991 | 86% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 42 | 93 | $1.5M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 43 | 37 | $619k | 994 | 86% | |
| Temple University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 60 | $1.8M | 988 | 83% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 46 | 43 | $1M | 996 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 46 | 58 | $714k | 989 | 6% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Independent | 47 | 25 | $417k | — | 86% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 50 | 122 | $3.4M | 980 | 65% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 63 | 20 | $117k | — | 32% | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Mid-American Conference | 67 | 60 | $2M | 995 | 65% |
Other women's rowing programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University 17 over cap | 85 | $2.8M | $32,821 | 989 | vs | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 over cap | 72 | $1.1M | $15,783 | 984 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 4 over cap | 72 | $774k | $10,751 | 990 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 5 over cap | 73 | $714k | $9,779 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 28 | 40 | $525k | $13,128 | 992 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 30 | 38 | $508k | $13,367 | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 32 | 36 | $353k | $9,812 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 31 | 37 | $175k | $4,741 | 996 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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