Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Women's Rowing
Chapel Hill, NC · the Tar Heels · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overview
59
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 68
$2.1M
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$34,806
Per roster spot
median $25,548
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a women's rowing team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 59 players, above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,053,597, well above the median of $1.3M — $34,806 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 9 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,028,006 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,626 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's rowing programs
Where this program sits against its 93 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#32Team budgetof 93 · Division I#30Spend per playerof 93 · Division I#37Roster sizeof 93 · Division I#16APRof 93 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 68)
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The program
- Roster59 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,053,597 for the year
- Operating expenses$399,415 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,806 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 994 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,028,006 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,626 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$964,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erin Neppel head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shayla Lamb | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Miranda Cyr | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dinah Harjo | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Leonard | Director of Rowing Operations / Rigger | On file · sign in |
| Stephen Lindeman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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.Campus
Full picture →20,681undergraduates · 32,234 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →19%admitted · of 57,902 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1530
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →59on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6859
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,053,597 $34,807 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,028,006
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $964,180
Cost
Full picture →$11,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,989 in-state · $39,330 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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 program59 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions19% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 20,681Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Rowing programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 46 | $3.8M | 994 | 7% | |
| High Point University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 53 | 34 | $1M | — | 77% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 150 | 67 | $3.1M | 985 | 17% |
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 |
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