Rowing Scholarships & College Rowing teams

157 Schools sponsored varsity Rowing teams during 2019-20:

		Total # of teams		Total # of Athletes		Average Roster		Scholarship limit		Average Scholarship *
Division	Schools	Men's	Women's	Men	Women	Men's	Women's	Men	Women	Men	Women
NCAA I	89	37	89	1,789	5,488	48	62		20	13,518	19,724
NCAA II	15	5	15	107	501	21	33		20	7,994	9,193
NCAA III	49	31	48	1,048	1,424	34	30
Other	4	3	4	117	75	23	23
Totals	157	76	156	3,061	7,488	40	48

Women’s rowing is an equivalency sport so partial scholarships can be awarded in any proportion to meet the limit per school; for example, an NCAA Division I team can award 40 rowers each a 1/2 scholarship and not exceed the NCAA school limit of 20. See our page on scholarship limits for more information.

Even though it’s the oldest intercollegiate sport in the United States, men’s rowing has never been an official NCAA sport. The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) is the governing body for varsity Men’s programs while the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) is the governing body for club teams and teams not competing under NCAA or IRA governance.

* Average Athletic Scholarship is the average annual amount of athletically related student aid per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this.

Do you have the skills to compete in College Rowing?

What level of athlete are coaches looking for and who are you competing with for a roster spot? A good way to get an idea is to look at the high-school bios of rowers currently on the roster of schools that interest you. Our table below has links to all 157 College varsity team sites – search schools and see how you compare.

Rowing - All Schools:

Schools with Varsity Rowing teams 2020:	City / Main Campus	State	Division	Tea	ms	Avr Men's Scholarship	Avr Women's Scholarship	Avr SAT Math	Avr ACT Comp	Admission Rate	In-State Tuition	Out of State Tuition
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	AL	NCAA I		W	31,254	22,630	580	27	59%	10,780	29,230
California Maritime Academy	Vallejo	CA	NAIA	M	W	184	530			67%	7,056	18,936
Humboldt State University	Arcata	CA	NCAA II		W	2,097	1,771	525	21	77%	7,675	19,555
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	CA	NCAA I	M	W	21,301	27,105	650	29	47%	48,522	48,522
Mills College	Oakland	CA	NCAA III		W			548	25	86%	30,257	30,257
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	CA	CCCAA	M	W						1,186	7,978
Sacramento State	Sacramento	CA	NCAA I		W	11,131	11,189	515	19	64%	7,310	19,190
Saint Mary's College	Moraga	CA	NCAA I		W	26,107	21,906	570	25	77%	47,280	47,280
San Diego State University	San Diego	CA	NCAA I		W	20,835	14,496	605	25	35%	7,488	19,340
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	CA	NCAA I	M	W	17,278	19,456	690	30	50%	51,711	51,711
Stanford University * Dropped 2021	Palo Alto	CA	NCAA I	M	W	31,347	30,370	760	34	4%	51,354	51,354
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	NCAA I	M	W	13,577	12,778	730	33	15%	14,184	43,176
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	NCAA I		W	25,205	20,646	710	32	14%	13,226	42,218
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	CA	NCAA II	M	W	2,677	2,353	705	30	30%	14,167	43,159
University of San Diego	San Diego	CA	NCAA I	M	W	11,911	22,755	640	28	53%	49,358	49,358
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	NCAA I		W	32,872	33,366	740	32	13%	56,225	56,225
Connecticut College	New London	CT	NCAA III	M	W			680	31	38%	54,820	54,820
Fairfield University	Fairfield	CT	NCAA I	M	W	14,414	15,570			60%	48,350	48,350
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	CT	NCAA I		W	13,525	12,026			60%	41,420	41,420
Trinity College	Hartford	CT	NCAA III	M	W			710	31	34%	56,910	56,910
U.S. Coast Guard Academy	New London	CT	NCAA III	M	W			675	29	19%	Full	Ride!
University of Connecticut * Dropped 2021	Storrs	CT	NCAA I		W	29,056	26,662	670	29	49%	15,730	38,098
Wesleyan University	Middletown	CT	NCAA III	M	W					17%	54,944	54,944
Yale University	New Haven	CT	NCAA I	M	W			770	34	6%	53,430	53,430
Catholic University	Washington	DC	NCAA III	M	W					84%	45,804	45,804
George Washington University	Washington	DC	NCAA I		W	20,749	27,570	690	31	42%	55,230	55,230
Georgetown University	Washington	DC	NCAA I	M	W	12,040	16,502	735	33	15%	54,104	54,104
University of Delaware	Newark	DE	NCAA I		W	22,753	19,758	625	28	66%	13,680	34,310
Barry University	Miami	FL	NCAA II		W	11,852	17,096	475	20	91%	30,014	30,014
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ	Daytona Beach	FL	NCAA II	M	W	9,670	13,872			65%	35,814	35,814
Florida Institute of Technology	Melbourne	FL	NCAA II	M	W	11,811	12,408	630	28	65%	41,850	41,850
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville	FL	NCAA I	M	W	9,667	18,302	543	24	90%	36,670	36,670
Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale	FL	NCAA II		W	12,539	15,330	585	25	79%	30,900	30,900
Rollins College	Winter Park	FL	NCAA II	M	W	9,018	11,559			67%	49,760	49,760
Stetson University	DeLand	FL	NCAA I	M	W	11,544	19,075			68%	46,030	46,030
University of Central Florida	Orlando	FL	NCAA I		W	19,470	17,666	620	27	43%	6,368	22,467
University of Miami	Coral Gables	FL	NCAA I		W	53,667	35,775	685	31	32%	50,226	50,226
University of Tampa	Tampa	FL	NCAA II		W	7,809	8,663	580	25	49%	29,208	29,208
Drake University	Des Moines	IA	NCAA I		W	7,671	17,817	620	27	68%	41,396	41,396
University of Iowa	Iowa City	IA	NCAA I		W	19,968	18,711	615	26	83%	9,267	31,233
North Park University	Chicago	IL	NCAA III		W			525	22	47%	29,860	29,860
Indiana University	Bloomington	IN	NCAA I		W	24,494	21,347	630	28	77%	10,681	35,456
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame	IN	NCAA I		W	34,327	35,108	750	34	18%	53,391	53,391
Kansas State University	Manhattan	KS	NCAA I		W	21,722	17,275			93%	10,383	25,887
University of Kansas	Lawrence	KS	NCAA I		W	26,657	21,857		26	92%	11,148	27,358
University of Louisville	Louisville	KY	NCAA I		W	24,184	24,131	590	26	72%	11,656	27,278
Assumption College	Worcester	MA	NCAA II		W	4,510	4,952			81%	40,958	40,958
Boston College	Chestnut Hill	MA	NCAA I		W	31,154	27,228	720	33	28%	55,464	55,464
Boston University	Boston	MA	NCAA I	M	W	27,400	29,158	730	32	22%	53,948	53,948
Clark University	Worcester	MA	NCAA III		W					59%	45,730	45,730
Gordon College	Wenham	MA	NCAA III	M	W			578	26	75%	37,400	37,400
Harvard University	Cambridge	MA	NCAA I	M	W			770	34	5%	50,420	50,420
Holy Cross	Worcester	MA	NCAA I	M	W	16,827	16,235			38%	52,770	52,770
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge	MA	NCAA I	M	W			790	35	7%	51,832	51,832
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Buzzards Bay	MA	NCAA III	M	W			565	23	89%	9,728	26,106
Merrimack College	North Andover	MA	NCAA I		W	16,839	17,048			83%	41,760	41,760
Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley	MA	NCAA III		W			715	31	51%	49,998	49,998
Northeastern University	Boston	MA	NCAA I	M	W	32,256	34,441	740	33	19%	51,522	51,522
Simmons College	Boston	MA	NCAA III		W			595	27	70%	40,850	40,850
Smith College	Northampton	MA	NCAA III		W					31%	52,404	52,404
Tufts University	Medford	MA	NCAA III	M	W			740	33	15%	56,382	56,382
University of Massachusetts	Amherst	MA	NCAA I		W	19,475	18,233	655	29	60%	15,887	34,570
Wellesley College	Wellesley	MA	NCAA III		W			720	32	20%	53,732	53,732
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston	MA	NCAA III	M				600	25	76%	33,950	33,950
Williams College	Williamstown	MA	NCAA III	M	W			745	34	13%	55,450	55,450
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester	MA	NCAA III	M	W					42%	50,530	50,530
Loyola University Maryland	Baltimore	MD	NCAA I	M	W	14,732	17,211			79%	48,920	48,920
St John's College	Annapolis	MD	Indep	M	W					58%	53,343	53,343
St Mary's College of Maryland	St. Mary's City	MD	NCAA III	M	W			580	26	80%	14,806	30,568
U.S. Naval Academy	Annapolis	MD	NCAA I	M	W			640	29	9%	Full	Ride!
Washington College	Chestertown	MD	NCAA III	M	W					64%	46,978	46,978
Bates College	Lewiston	ME	NCAA III	M	W					18%	53,794	53,794
Colby College	Waterville	ME	NCAA III	M	W			725	32	13%	55,210	55,210
Adrian College	Adrian	MI	NCAA III	M	W			523	23	65%	37,087	37,087
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	MI	NCAA I		W	21,075	16,495	510	19	76%	12,508	12,508
Michigan State University	East Lansing	MI	NCAA I		W	25,033	21,721	605	26	78%	14,460	39,766
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	NCAA I		W	30,573	26,088	725	32	23%	15,262	49,350
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	NCAA I		W	21,368	18,228	710	29	52%	14,760	30,438
Duke University	Durham	NC	NCAA I		W	32,384	41,803	770	34	9%	55,695	55,695
University of North Carolina	Chapel Hill	NC	NCAA I		W	19,890	19,551	700	31	23%	8,987	35,170
Creighton University	Omaha	NE	NCAA I		W	19,854	15,226	625	27	71%	39,916	39,916
Dartmouth College	Hanover	NH	NCAA I	M	W			755	33	9%	55,453	55,453
Franklin Pierce University	Rindge	NH	NCAA II		W	6,118	9,234	530	21	66%	36,900	36,900
Princeton University	Princeton	NJ	NCAA I	M	W			765	34	5%	50,340	50,340
Rutgers University	New Brunswick	NJ	NCAA I		W	22,851	21,167	665	28	60%	14,974	31,282
Stockton University	Galloway	NJ	NCAA III		W			545	22	84%	13,739	20,866
Barnard (Columbia Univ)	New York	NY	NCAA I		W			710	32	14%	55,032	55,032
Canisius College	Buffalo	NY	NCAA I		W	9,649	11,497	580	24	79%	28,488	28,488
Colgate University	Hamilton	NY	NCAA I	M	W	20,822	20,600	725	33	25%	55,870	55,870
Columbia University	New York	NY	NCAA I	M	W			770	34	6%	59,430	59,430
Cornell University	Ithaca	NY	NCAA I	M	W			750	33	11%	55,188	55,188
D'Youville College	Buffalo	NY	NCAA III		W			565	19	100%	26,750	26,750
Fordham University	Bronx	NY	NCAA I		W	24,451	31,565	680	30	46%	52,687	52,687
Hamilton College	Clinton	NY	NCAA III	M	W			725	33	21%	54,620	54,620
Hobart William Smith Colleges	Geneva	NY	NCAA III	M	W			620	28	57%	55,255	55,255
Iona College	New Rochelle	NY	NCAA I	M	W	13,499	13,050	535	23	88%	38,812	38,812
Ithaca College	Ithaca	NY	NCAA III	M	W					69%	43,978	43,978
Manhattan College	Riverdale	NY	NCAA I		W	16,751	18,839	580	25	75%	42,608	42,608
Marist College	Poughkeepsie	NY	NCAA I	M	W	7,578	12,700			46%	39,600	39,600
Nazareth College	Rochester	NY	NCAA III		W					64%	34,505	34,505
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	NY	NCAA III	M	W			665	30	66%	42,345	42,345
Saint John Fisher College	Rochester	NY	NCAA III	M	W			585	24	64%	34,310	34,310
Sarah Lawrence College	Bronxville	NY	NCAA III		W			645	30	56%	55,900	55,900
Schenectady County CC	Schenectady	NY	NJCAA		W						4,944	9,360
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs	NY	NCAA III	M	W			655	29	27%	54,420	54,420
St Lawrence University	Canton	NY	NCAA III	M	W			638	29	46%	54,846	54,846
SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck	NY	NCAA III	M	W			590	25	72%	8,283	18,063
Syracuse University	Syracuse	NY	NCAA I	M	W	30,436	35,124	645	28	50%	51,853	51,853
Union College	Schenectady	NY	NCAA III	M	W					39%	55,290	55,290
University of Rochester	Rochester	NY	NCAA III		W			735	32	29%	53,909	53,909
Vassar College	Poughkeepsie	NY	NCAA III	M	W			730	32	25%	56,960	56,960
Marietta College	Marietta	OH	NCAA III	M	W			548	23	69%	36,040	36,040
Ohio State University	Columbus	OH	NCAA I		W	19,950	20,353	705	30	52%	10,726	30,742
Ohio Wesleyan University * Dropped 2021	Delaware	OH	NCAA III		W					69%	45,760	45,760
University of Dayton	Dayton	OH	NCAA I		W	10,942	18,107	605	27	72%	42,900	42,900
University of Central Oklahoma	Edmond	OK	NCAA II		W	6,501	5,970		22	78%	7,489	18,376
University of Oklahoma	Norman	OK	NCAA I		W	28,312	24,788	620	26	78%	11,538	26,919
University of Tulsa	Tulsa	OK	NCAA I		W	42,337	39,589	645	29	41%	41,509	41,509
Lewis & Clark College	Portland	OR	NCAA III	M	W					74%	50,934	50,934
Oregon State University	Corvallis	OR	NCAA I	M	W	19,330	19,531	600	25	81%	11,166	30,141
Pacific University	Forest Grove	OR	NCAA III		W			575	24	85%	44,298	44,298
University of Portland	Portland	OR	NCAA I		W	27,838	27,002	610	26	75%	45,904	45,904
Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr	PA	NCAA III		W					34%	52,360	52,360
Bucknell University	Lewisburg	PA	NCAA I		W	18,128	22,498	680	30	33%	56,092	56,092
Cabrini University	Radnor	PA	NCAA III		W					72%	31,920	31,920
Drexel University	Philadelphia	PA	NCAA I	M	W	19,042	22,837	650	28	77%	53,244	53,244
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh	PA	NCAA I		W	22,382	19,538	595	27	72%	38,178	38,178
Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster	PA	NCAA III	M	W					35%	56,550	56,550
La Salle University	Philadelphia	PA	NCAA I	M	W	10,247	11,453			81%	30,710	30,710
Lehigh University	Bethlehem	PA	NCAA I	M	W	20,892	21,531	705	31	22%	52,930	52,930
Mercyhurst University	Erie	PA	NCAA II	M	W	14,253	15,271			60%	37,170	37,170
Robert Morris University	Moon Township	PA	NCAA I		W	19,326	20,513	555	25	84%	30,300	30,300
Saint Joseph's University	Philadelphia	PA	NCAA I	M	W	14,923	20,125	595	26	76%	44,974	44,974
Temple University	Philadelphia	PA	NCAA I	M	W	28,376	28,133			59%	16,970	29,066
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia	PA	NCAA II		W	9,654	11,132	570	25	58%	40,651	40,651
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA	NCAA I	M	W			760	34	8%	55,584	55,584
Villanova University	Villanova	PA	NCAA I		W	22,853	19,304	710	32	29%	53,308	53,308
Brown University	Providence	RI	NCAA I	M	W			755	34	8%	55,466	55,466
Johnson & Wales University	Providence	RI	NCAA III		W					91%	32,441	32,441
University of Rhode Island	Kingston	RI	NCAA I		W	21,467	19,477	575	24	69%	14,138	30,862
Clemson University	Clemson	SC	NCAA I		W	37,113	26,868	660	30	47%	15,374	37,128
University of Tennessee	Knoxville	TN	NCAA I		W	28,682	23,315	620	28	78%	13,006	31,426
Southern Methodist University	Dallas	TX	NCAA I		W	50,691	46,337	700	31	51%	54,492	54,492
University of Texas	Austin	TX	NCAA I		W	24,825	19,535	685	30	39%	10,610	37,580
George Mason University	Fairfax	VA	NCAA I		W	13,021	16,206	605	27	81%	12,462	35,922
Old Dominion University	Norfolk	VA	NCAA I		W	22,646	19,071	540	21	87%	10,560	29,460
University of Virginia	Charlottesville	VA	NCAA I		W	28,335	26,371	720	32	26%	17,653	49,032
Gonzaga University	Spokane	WA	NCAA I	M	W	13,552	16,601	635	28	66%	43,210	43,210
Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma	WA	NCAA III		W			580	24	80%	42,436	42,436
Seattle Pacific University	Seattle	WA	NCAA II		W	14,186	11,170	560	24	90%	42,939	42,939
Seattle University	Seattle	WA	NCAA I		W	16,189	20,462	610	27	76%	44,610	44,610
University of Puget Sound	Tacoma	WA	NCAA III	M	W					88%	49,776	49,776
University of Washington	Seattle	WA	NCAA I	M	W	23,720	22,948	690	30	49%	11,207	36,588
Washington State University	Pullman	WA	NCAA I		W	23,067	20,861	555	23	77%	11,584	25,820
Western Washington University	Bellingham	WA	NCAA II		W	5,216	6,311	580	26	88%	8,126	23,540
Milwaukee School of Engineering	Milwaukee	WI	NCAA III	M	W			655	28	63%	40,749	40,749
University of Wisconsin	Madison	WI	NCAA I	M	W	22,688	18,160	700	30	52%	10,555	36,805
West Virginia University	Morgantown	WV	NCAA I		W	20,243	19,123	570	24	82%	8,856	24,950