University of Texas at Austin Women's Rowing
University of Texas at Austin fields a women's rowing team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 76 players, above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $3,300,840, well above the median of $1.3M — $43,432 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's rowing programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 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 986, about the median of 991, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,450,570 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,136 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
- Roster76 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$3,300,840 for the year
- Operating expenses$514,113 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,432 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,450,570 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,136 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,147,804 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave O'Neill 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
- 88%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,300,840 $43,432 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,450,570
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,147,804
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,678 in-state · $42,778 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Texas at Austin
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