This page takes a deep look at Rowing at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Rutgers New Brunswick is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Rutgers New Brunswick women’s rowing team lists 122 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 144. The NCAA tracked 271 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 18 varsity sports Rutgers New Brunswick sponsors, rowing comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The women’s rowing program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Justin Price.
Across the school’s 18 sports, rowing ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rutgers New Brunswick women’s rowing program brought in $3,414,259 in revenue against $3,414,259 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,340 in operating expense per athlete, or $407,459 per team.
Among the school’s 18 sports, rowing sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 991, rowing sits above average at 992.
If Rutgers New Brunswick 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.