2023 Top Women's Rowing Schools
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Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Women's Rowing ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 27 schools in the United States, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Women's Rowing athletes. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Top Colleges in the U.S. for Women's Rowing athletes
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Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for Women’s Rowing athletes in this year’s ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Rowing team at Stanford took home $2,655,678 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Stanford excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for Women’s Rowing athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the large public school awarded 8,969 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at U-M made $158,321 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, U-M also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing athletes list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 10,374 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Rowing team at UT Austin brought home $448,625 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,483 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Rowing team at University of Virginia took home $2,657,992 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Virginia also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Sports Report
Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the large public school awarded 9,741 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Rowing team at UW - Madison brought home $732,818 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. In addition to its great ranking here, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing list. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 4,205 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Rowing team at Syracuse brought home $1,913,840 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Syracuse also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Yale University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,695 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at Yale made $1,162,589 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Yale also is in the top 1% of our overall quality ranking.
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Princeton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. Princeton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,257 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Rowing team at Princeton took home $1,088,064 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Princeton not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list.
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Brown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,192 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Rowing team at Brown took home $1,755,438 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Brown also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.
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Duke University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,312 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at Duke made $3,056,027 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 994 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Duke also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking, coming in at #11. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,504 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at IU Bloomington made $1,839,821 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking, coming in at #12. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5,642 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Rowing team at USC brought home $2,502,403 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 988, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 2,829 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Rowing team at Notre Dame brought home $2,313,852 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. On top of its placing in this ranking, Notre Dame also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Northeastern University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,498 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at Northeastern made $2,037,842 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 996 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Northeastern also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school awarded 5,533 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Rowing team at Iowa took home $136,829 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Iowa also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 9,719 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at UW Seattle made $1,524,323 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 984.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Williams College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 737 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Rowing team at Williams brought home $362,441 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Williams excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Tufts University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,915 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Rowing team at Tufts took home $245,380 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Tufts is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Ithaca College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking, coming in at #19. Ithaca College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1,322 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Rowing team at Ithaca took home $336,406 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, Ithaca is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of California - San Diego landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 9,422 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at UCSD made $546,262 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UCSD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,333 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Rowing team at WPI brought home $262,098 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, WPI also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Hamilton College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Clinton, New York, and it awarded 616 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at Hamilton made $192,636 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Hamilton also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #23, Colby College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. Located in Waterville, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 734 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at Colby made $184,397 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Colby excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Mercyhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking, coming in at #24. Mercyhurst University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 549 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at Mercyhurst made $408,140 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #25, Hobart and William Smith Colleges did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Rowing ranking. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a small private not-for-profit school located in Geneva, New York that handed out 607 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Rowing team at The Colleges made $280,242 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The Colleges excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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