Many of our athletes have continued to pursue their passion in rowing at the collegiate level. In fact almost 40% of our graduates in the past 5 years have gone on to row in college!
Some have received scholarships, others have walked on or rowed with a club program. All of them have found an instant community and family the moment they stepped on to campus. Girls who row are more likely to get a scholarship to college than any other high school sport , and it isn’t even close.
Below you can find a not quite exhaustive list of all of the colleges that offer rowing at the collegiate level. Although Women’s rowing is a NCAA sport, Men’s rowing, having been around since the 1800’s, long before the NCAA existed, remains steadfastly outside of the NCAA umbrella. However, there are scholarship opportunities for both men and women, although women enjoy far more options for money than men. And both men and women have a ton of club opportunities.
Don’t be fooled by a team being a “club”. Many club teams are extremely competitive and expect a high degree of commitment and determination to excel. On the flip side, not all Division I programs are the same, you can be D1 and not be the top rower in the country.
The summer between your Sophomore and Junior year is the time to get started on the recruiting process. You can begin reaching out to coaches and they can begin reaching out to you. Here are a couple of quick tips:
Larger Men’s Varsity Sponsored Programs
Boston University Brown University Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth University Drexel University Georgetown University George Washington University Gonzaga University Harvard University La Salle University Loyola Marymount University Manhattan College Marist College Northeastern University Oregon State University Princeton University Saint Joseph’s University Santa Clara University Stetson University Syracuse University Temple University United States Naval Academy University of California – Berkeley University of California – Irvine University of Pennsylvania University of San Diego University of Washington University of Wisconsin Yale University
Smaller Men’s Varsity Sponsored Programs
Adrian College Bates College Catholic University of America Colby College Colgate University College of Holy Cross Connecticut College Fairfield University Franklin and Marshall College Hamilton College Hobart College Iona College Ithaca College Jacksonville University Lewis and Clark Marietta College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Maritime Academy Milwaukee School of Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Skidmore College St. John Fisher College St. Lawrence University St. Mary’s MD State University of New York Maritime College Trinity College (Connecticut) Tufts University U.S. Coast Guard Academy Union College (New York) University of Puget Sound Washington College Wentworth Institute Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Men’s Club Programs – ACRA league
Alabama Amherst College Arizona State University Auburn Baylor University Boston College Bowdoin College Bucknell University Butler University C. of Charleston Cal State Long Beach Crew Canisius College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Central Florida Clarkson University Clemson Cleveland State University Colorado State University Davidson DePaul University Duke Emory Florida Florida State Fordham University George Mason University Georgia Georgia State Georgia Tech Grand Valley State University Haverford College Humboldt State University Iowa State University Kansas State University Lafayette College Lehigh University Manhattan College Marquette University Miami University (OH) Michigan State University Middlebury College Missouri Crew Murray State North Carolina North Carolina State Northwestern University Ohio State University Ohio University Oklahoma State Unversity Orange Coast College Portland State University Purdue University Rensselear Polytechnic Institute Rice University Rutgers University San Diego State St Louis University Stockton University Stony Brook University Susquehanna University Tennessee Texas A & M University Texas Christian University Tulane UC Berekley Lightweights UC Davis UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara UCLA United States Military Academy University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Denver University of Illinois University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Maine University of Maryland University of Massachusetts – Amherst University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of New Hampshire University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of Texas University of Vermont University of Virginia USC Vanderbilt Villanova University Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington State Univ. Washington University in St. Louis West Virginia University Western Washington Univ. Wichita State University William & Mary
Boston College Boston University Brown University Bucknell University California State University – Sacramento Canisius College Clemson University Colgate University College of the Holy Cross Columbia University Cornell University Creighton University Dartmouth College Drake University Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University Eastern Michigan University Fairfield University Fordham University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Gonzaga University Harvard-Radcliffe University Indiana University Iona College Jacksonville University Kansas State University La Salle University Lehigh University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Maryland Manhattan College Marist College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Merrimack College Michigan State University Northeastern University Ohio State University Old Dominion University Oregon State University Princeton University Robert Morris University – Pennsylvania Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Mary’s College of California San Diego State University Santa Clara University Seattle University Southern Methodist University Stanford University Stetson University Syracuse University Temple University United States Naval Academy University of Alabama University of California – Berkley University of California – Los Angeles University of California – San Diego University of Central Florida University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Louisville University of Massachusetts – Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Pennsylvania University of Portland University of Rhode Island University of San Diego University of Southern California University of Tennessee University of Tulsa University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin Villanova University Washington State University West Virginia University Yale University
Amherst College Bowdoin College Bryant University Case Western Reserve University Clemson University Club Crew Emory University Florida State University Grand Valley High Point University Lafayette College Louisiana State University Middlebury College Northwestern University Orange Coast College Penn State University Purdue University Susquehanna University United States Military Academy – West Point University of Calgary University of California – Davis University of California – Irvine University of California – Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of Colorado University of Florida University of Georgia University of Illinois University of Miami – Rowing Club University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh University of Vermont Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech Washington University in St. Louis
Barry University D’Youville College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida Institute of Technology Franklin Pierce University Humboldt State University Mercyhurst University Rollins College Seattle Pacific University Thomas Jefferson University University of Central Oklahoma University of Tampa Western Washington University
Bates College Bryn Mawr College Cabrini University Catholic University of America Clark University Colby College Connecticut College Franklin & Marshall College Hamilton College Hobart & William Smith Colleges Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University – Providence Lewis & Clark College Marietta College Milwaukee School of Engineering Mount Holyoke College Nazareth College Pacific Lutheran University Pacific University Rochester Institute of Technology Saint John Fisher College Saint Lawrence University Saint Mary’s College of Maryland Simmons University Skidmore College Smith College Stockton University Trinity College – Connecticut Tufts University Union College – New York United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy University of Puget Sound University of Rochester Vassar College Washington College Wellesley College Wesleyan University Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute
