157 Schools sponsored varsity Rowing teams during 2019-20:
Women’s rowing is an equivalency sport so partial scholarships can be awarded in any proportion to meet the limit per school; for example, an NCAA Division I team can award 40 rowers each a 1/2 scholarship and still meet the NCAA school limit of 20. Even though it’s the oldest intercollegiate sport in the US, men’s rowing has never been an official NCAA sport.