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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Women's Rowing

Minneapolis, MN · the Golden Gophers · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities overview
64
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 68
$2.7M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$41,848
Per roster spot
median $25,548
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities fields a women's rowing team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 64 players, above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,678,296, well above the median of $1.3M — $41,848 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 4 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 $9,264,581 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,509 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 budget$2.7M
Spend per player$41,848
Roster size64
Coaching staff4
APR990

Team budgets across the division

$145k$5.7M
this programevery Division I women's rowing program

Roster sizes (cap 68)

15141
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster64 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap68 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,678,296 for the year
  • Operating expenses$677,075 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$41,848 division median $25,548
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$9,264,581 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$24,509 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$747,584 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Alicea Strodel head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Chris RechenAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Andrew HessAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Maddie PerrettAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Dane UnderwoodAssistant Coach / Boathouse ManagerOn file · sign in
Morgan ZahnerVolunteer Assistant Coachnot 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

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.
39,556undergraduates · 54,890 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 39,863 applicants
SAT middle 50%1310 – 1480
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Rowing

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64on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6864
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,678,296 $41,848 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$9,264,581
Recruiting spend, women's
$747,584
$16,730net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$32,866
Sticker, out-of-state$52,780
Average net price$16,730
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,262
$30–48k$7,634
$48–75k$10,861
$75–110k$17,909
$110k and up$26,623
Tuition & fees
$16,488 in-state · $36,402 out

Campus safety

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1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.09
Property1.57
In residence halls
22 burglaries · 91 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business905 · 13%
Biological sciences880 · 12%
Computer & information sciences751 · 10%
Engineering700 · 10%
Psychology645 · 9%

Research University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Other women's rowing programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Washington 45 over cap113$5.7M$50,875984vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 73 over cap141$4M$28,665997vs
University of Michigan 10 over cap78$3.9M$50,174991vs
University of Southern California room for 1751$3.7M$71,976988vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 54 over cap122$3.4M$27,985980vs
Michigan State University 21 over cap89$3.3M$37,320999vs
The Ohio State University 11 over cap79$3.1M$39,622986vs
University of Iowa 7 over cap75$2.7M$36,565995vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 464$2.7M$41,848990vs
University of California, Los Angeles 7 over cap75$2.6M$34,881987vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 563$2.5M$40,092989vs

Every Big Ten Conference women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked