<p>There are usually at least two novice eights and a novice four, and recruits often row with the novice team, not varsity, so there are more scholarships right there. Most women’s rowing teams do have 40-60 people and very few of them are on a full scholarship. And coxswains can get scholarships, too.</p>
<p>It’s true that it’s easier to get a rowing scholarship than a basketball scholarship, but if you are recruited for D1 basketball, you are going to have a full scholarship. If you are recruited for D1 rowing, you could have anywhere between nothing and a full scholarship.</p>