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[QUOTE="RaleighSUfan, post: 3053601, member: 1217"]
My 2 cents on Women's Rowing:

Rowing is an extremely expensive sport to administer.  Racing 8 shells can cost over $40K. This excludes accessories.  I've been to the Syracuse boathouse on the North end of Onondaga Lake... they probably have around 40-50 boats on hand (this includes 8's, 4's, 2's and singles).  Most high-end Div. I schools carry 60-70 athletes on their roster.  Of the 60ish athletes, about 40 are recruited/scholarship athletes.  These 40 athletes split the maximum 20 scholarships if the program is fully funded (Syracuse and Virginia are both fully funded).  Most athletes are partial scholarship athletes.  Only a handful are on full rides... mostly from Australia/New Zealand or England.  The other major cost to rowing programs is the travel.  Most regattas require significant travel.  In additional to travel for the athletes, the boats and equipment need to be transported.

As far as admittance to schools like Virginia and Duke for Rowing athletes... they do have a certain number of exceptions each year for athletes under the students with "special talents" exception.  However, I know for a fact that at schools like Duke, Virginia and Georgetown don't just let in any student that happens to row.  These schools might allow a student-athlete with an SAT score of 1,200+ to be admitted vs. their normal standard of 1,400+.  In other words, they're not just letting in anyone.
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