University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's Rowing
University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a women's rowing team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 141 players, well above the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $4,041,785, well above the median of $1.3M — $28,665 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's rowing programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26, that is 73 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 997, about the median of 991, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,924,356 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,688 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
- Roster141 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 73 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$4,041,785 for the year
- Operating expenses$506,177 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,665 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 995 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,924,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,688 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$641,352 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vicky Opitz | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Meg Gibson | Assistant Coach (Varsity Openweight) & Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Chris Lalande | Assistant Coach (Openweight) | On file · sign in |
| Hadzo "Hodge" Habibovic | Assistant Coach (Varsity Lightweight) | On file · sign in |
| Tracey Rosenfeld | Sports Operations Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Olivia Bratzke | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mary Anderson | Assistant Coach (Lightweight) & Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Merritt Denham | Assistant 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
- 89%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $4,041,785 $28,665 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,924,356
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $641,352
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Women's Rowing programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 76 | 11 | $125k | — | 60% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 146 | 75 | $2.7M | 995 | 85% |
Other women's rowing programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington 45 over cap | 113 | $5.7M | $50,875 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 73 over cap | 141 | $4M | $28,665 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 10 over cap | 78 | $3.9M | $50,174 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Southern California room for 17 | 51 | $3.7M | $71,976 | 988 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 54 over cap | 122 | $3.4M | $27,985 | 980 | vs | |
| Michigan State University 21 over cap | 89 | $3.3M | $37,320 | 999 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University 11 over cap | 79 | $3.1M | $39,622 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Iowa 7 over cap | 75 | $2.7M | $36,565 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 4 | 64 | $2.7M | $41,848 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 7 over cap | 75 | $2.6M | $34,881 | 987 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington room for 5 | 63 | $2.5M | $40,092 | 989 | vs |
Every Big Ten Conference women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked