University of Connecticut Women's Rowing
University of Connecticut fields a women's rowing team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 45 players, below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,845,352, above the median of $1.3M — $41,007 per roster spot, top quarter 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 990, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,962,175 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,816 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,845,352 for the year
- Operating expenses$536,571 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,007 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,962,175 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,816 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$618,702 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Sanford head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Gordon Getsinger | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lizzie Mitchell | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Audrey Kelley | Assistant Coach | 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,845,352 $41,008 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,962,175
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $618,702
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,366 in-state · $43,034 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 38 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 22 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Connecticut
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 23 | 49 | $260k | — | 34% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | 40 | $403k | — | 17% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | 33 | $224k | — | 38% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 24% | |
| Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 38% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 37 | 40 | $525k | 992 | 21% | |
| Bryant University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 37 | 18 | $230k | — | 66% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 38 | 36 | $162k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 39 | 46 | $351k | — | 58% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Independent | 40 | 21 | $62k | — | 87% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 40 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 42 | 61 | $2.1M | 1000 | 58% |
Other women's rowing programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University room for 6 | 62 | $2.4M | $39,024 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 23 | 45 | $1.8M | $41,007 | 990 | vs | |
| Monmouth University room for 28 | 40 | $1.2M | $31,057 | — | vs | |
| Drexel University room for 25 | 43 | $1M | $24,267 | 996 | vs | |
| Villanova University room for 22 | 46 | $959k | $20,853 | 1000 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 47 | 21 | $416k | $19,786 | — | vs | |
| Bryant University room for 50 | 18 | $230k | $12,757 | — | vs |
Every Coastal Athletic Association women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked