This page takes a deep look at Rowing at Duke University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Duke plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Duke women’s rowing team lists 46 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 137. The most recent cohort included 141 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 18 varsity sports Duke reports, rowing comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s rowing program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Adrian Spracklen.
Across the school’s 18 sports, rowing ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Duke women’s rowing program generated $3,844,433 in revenue against $3,753,872 in expenses, a net profit of $90,561. Per athlete, that is about $8,709 in operating expense per athlete, or $400,611 per team.
Against the school’s 18 sports, rowing sits #6 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 995, rowing grades out ahead at 996.
If Duke earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.