Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Villanova University Women's Rowing
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
46
Roster
room for 22 under the cap of 68
$959k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$20,853
Per roster spot
median $25,548
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a women's rowing team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, below the median of 52, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $959,255, below the median of $1.3M — $20,853 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's rowing programs. That leaves room for 22 under the Division I roster cap of 68 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 991, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,556,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,553 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's rowing programs
Where this program sits against its 93 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 68)
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The program
- Roster46 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap68 room for 22
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$959,255 for the year
- Operating expenses$182,035 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,853 division median $25,548
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,556,877 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,553 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$238,294 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carissa Adams head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mary Mosier | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Susanna Bruce | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristen Waters | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Olivia Guarnaccia | 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 →7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Rowing
Full picture →46on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 6846
room for 22
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $959,255 $20,853 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,556,877
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $238,294
Cost
Full picture →$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Villanova University
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 program46 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 37 | $619k | 994 | 86% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | 43 | $1M | 996 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 58 | $714k | 989 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | 33 | $719k | 991 | 86% | |
| Temple University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 10 | 60 | $1.8M | 988 | 83% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Independent | 11 | 25 | $417k | — | 86% | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Mid-American Conference | 33 | 60 | $2M | 995 | 65% | |
| Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League | 39 | 38 | $508k | 1000 | 29% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 42 | 93 | $1.5M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 52 | 20 | $117k | — | 32% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 57 | 122 | $3.4M | 980 | 65% |
Other women's rowing programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University room for 6 | 62 | $2.4M | $39,024 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 23 | 45 | $1.8M | $41,007 | 990 | vs | |
| Monmouth University room for 28 | 40 | $1.2M | $31,057 | — | vs | |
| Drexel University room for 25 | 43 | $1M | $24,267 | 996 | vs | |
| Villanova University room for 22 | 46 | $959k | $20,853 | 1000 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 47 | 21 | $416k | $19,786 | — | vs | |
| Bryant University room for 50 | 18 | $230k | $12,757 | — | vs |
Every Coastal Athletic Association women's rowing program · Women's Rowing budgets ranked