Here we dig into Rowing at George Washington University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. GWU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The GWU women’s rowing team fields 54 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 67. Academic data covers 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports GWU sponsors, rowing comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The women’s rowing program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Paul Allbright.
Among the school’s 16 sports, rowing sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GWU women’s rowing program generated $1,590,051 in revenue against $1,590,051 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $6,276 in operating expense per athlete, or $338,927 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, rowing sits #7 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 993, rowing comes in above the pack at 997.
If GWU 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.