Southern Methodist University Women's Rowing
Southern Methodist University fields a women's rowing team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 45 players, below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,263,520, well above the median of $1.3M — $72,522 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 23 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,058,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $61,840 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
- Roster45 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 23
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,263,520 for the year
- Operating expenses$591,158 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$72,522 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,058,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$61,840 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$665,811 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Graham head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Dougherty | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Peyton Matthews | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jo Wilson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Max Greer | Boatman / Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Avery Bethel | Director Of Rowing Operations | On file · sign in |
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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,263,520 $72,523 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,058,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $665,811
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,460
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Southern Methodist 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.
Other women's rowing programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 23 | 45 | $3.8M | $84,931 | 995 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 22 | 46 | $3.8M | $81,605 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) at cap | 68 | $3.7M | $53,823 | 994 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 16 | 52 | $3.4M | $65,058 | 989 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 12 | 56 | $3.3M | $59,575 | 987 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 23 | 45 | $3.3M | $72,522 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 72 | $3.2M | $45,124 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 1 | 67 | $3.1M | $45,742 | 985 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 5 | 63 | $2.8M | $43,845 | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill room for 9 | 59 | $2.1M | $34,806 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 11 | 57 | $2M | $35,179 | 992 | vs | |
| Boston College room for 3 | 65 | $1.6M | $24,247 | 995 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked