NCAA · Women's Rowing
Women's Rowing programs
141 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
141
Programs
93 D1 · 13 D2 · 35 D3
6,521
Roster spots
last season
68
D-I roster cap
21 of 93 programs over it last season
$1.3M
Median D-I budget
$25,548 per player
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for women's rowing. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 93 | 5,181 | $1.3M | $26k |
| Division II | 13 | 313 | $383k | $14k |
| Division III | 35 | 1,027 | $155k | $7k |
Division I roster cap 68 from 2025-26: last season 21 programs carried more, 3 were exactly at it and 68 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Washington Big Ten Conference | $5.7M | 113 | 984 | |
| 2 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Southeastern Conference | $5.7M | 99 | 991 | |
| 3 | University of Oklahoma Southeastern Conference | $4.3M | 89 | 971 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Big Ten Conference | $4M | 141 | 997 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | $3.9M | 78 | 991 | |
| 6 | Stanford University Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.8M | 45 | 995 | |
| 7 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.8M | 46 | 994 | |
| 8 | University of Southern California Big Ten Conference | $3.7M | 51 | 988 | |
| 9 | University of Miami (Florida) Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.7M | 68 | 994 | |
| 10 | University of Alabama Southeastern Conference | $3.6M | 115 | 998 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate University Patriot League | 1000 | 36 | $353k | |
| 2 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 53 | $928k | |
| 3 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | 1000 | 57 | $824k | |
| 4 | Georgetown University Patriot League | 1000 | 73 | $714k | |
| 5 | Iona University Metro Conference | 1000 | 27 | $196k | |
| 6 | Lehigh University Patriot League | 1000 | 38 | $508k | |
| 7 | Princeton University The Ivy League | 1000 | 93 | $1.5M | |
| 8 | U.S. Naval Academy Patriot League | 1000 | — | — | |
| 9 | Villanova University Coastal Athletic Association | 1000 | 46 | $959k | |
| 10 | Yale University The Ivy League | 1000 | 45 | $1.2M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercyhurst University Independent | 53 | — | |
| 2 | Bryant University Coastal Athletic Association | 50 | — | |
| 3 | Long Island University Metro Conference | 49 | — | |
| 4 | University at Albany Coastal Athletic Association | 47 | — | |
| 5 | Merrimack College Metro Conference | 44 | — | |
| 6 | Iona University Metro Conference | 41 | 1000 | |
| 7 | Santa Clara University West Coast Conference | 41 | 997 | |
| 8 | Robert Morris University Metro Conference | 39 | 984 | |
| 9 | Drake University Metro Conference | 36 | 984 | |
| 10 | Seattle University West Coast Conference | 36 | 987 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Washington Big Ten Conference | $11,023 | 113 | 984 | |
| 2 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast Conference | $11,140 | 59 | 997 | |
| 3 | California State University, Sacramento West Coast Conference | $11,183 | 44 | 992 | |
| 4 | University of Central Florida Big 12 Conference | $13,110 | 62 | 994 | |
| 5 | University of California, San Diego West Coast Conference | $13,293 | 47 | — | |
| 6 | West Virginia University Big 12 Conference | $13,691 | 51 | 989 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Big Ten Conference | $14,216 | 141 | 997 | |
| 8 | University of California, Los Angeles Big Ten Conference | $15,166 | 75 | 987 | |
| 9 | Old Dominion University Big 12 Conference | $16,150 | 43 | 977 | |
| 10 | Indiana University, Bloomington Big Ten Conference | $16,282 | 63 | 989 |
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