University of Alabama Women's Rowing
University of Alabama fields a women's rowing team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 115 players, well above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,579,694, well above the median of $1.3M — $31,127 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's rowing programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26, that is 47 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 998, about the median of 991, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,931,284 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,705 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
- Roster115 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 47 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,579,694 for the year
- Operating expenses$422,888 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,127 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,931,284 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,705 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$865,677 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kumari Lewis 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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,579,694 $31,128 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,931,284
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $865,677
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,900 in-state · $33,200 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 71 burglaries · 87 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Alabama
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 Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 31 over cap | 99 | $5.7M | $57,382 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 21 over cap | 89 | $4.3M | $48,151 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 47 over cap | 115 | $3.6M | $31,127 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 8 over cap | 76 | $3.3M | $43,432 | 986 | vs |
Every Southeastern Conference women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked