Santa Clara University Women's Rowing
Santa Clara University fields a women's rowing team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, well below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $145,251, well below the median of $1.3M — $5,379 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 41 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,422,109 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,378 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 41
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$145,251 for the year
- Operating expenses$52,252 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,379 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,422,109 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,378 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$313,313 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Farwell 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 · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $145,251 $5,380 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,422,109
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $313,313
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $59,241
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Rowing programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 45 | $3.8M | 995 | 4% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 41 | $1.1M | 992 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 63 | $2.8M | 987 | 12% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · West Coast Conference | 88 | 44 | $812k | 992 | 94% |
Other women's rowing programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of San Diego at cap | 68 | $1.4M | $20,167 | 989 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California room for 27 | 41 | $1.1M | $27,308 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Portland room for 11 | 57 | $1M | $18,067 | 984 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 24 | 44 | $812k | $18,462 | 992 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego room for 21 | 47 | $660k | $14,049 | — | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 36 | 32 | $473k | $14,792 | 987 | vs | |
| Creighton University room for 17 | 51 | $323k | $6,324 | 998 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 41 | 27 | $145k | $5,379 | 997 | vs |
Every West Coast Conference women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked