University of Tennessee, Knoxville Women's Rowing
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a women's rowing team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 99 players, well above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $5,680,896, well above the median of $1.3M — $57,382 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's rowing programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26, that is 31 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 991, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,447,980 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,499 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
- Roster99 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 31 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$5,680,896 for the year
- Operating expenses$993,762 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,382 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,447,980 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,499 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,391,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Cupini 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
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,680,896 $57,383 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,447,980
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,391,691
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Women's Rowing programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 107 | 56 | $3.3M | 987 | 38% |
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