Gannon University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Gannon University is a private doctoral/professional university in Erie, PA (city setting), with 2,920 undergraduates (57% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 77% of 6,331 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $57,635 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $23,942 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 71% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, engineering. The campus reported 0.8 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Gannon University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,951
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Gannon University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Gannon University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 42 | — | 3 | $601k | $14,302 | — | |
| Baseball | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 46 | — | 1 | $539k | $11,726 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $979k | $69,917 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $983k | $65,534 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 4 | $154k | $11,807 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 3 | $76k | $5,878 | — | |
| Football | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 109 | — | 1 | $2.3M | $21,175 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $249k | $20,778 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $198k | $18,002 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 2 | $475k | $15,337 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 47 | — | 1 | $614k | $13,059 | — | |
| Softball | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $444k | $14,319 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 2 | $268k | $10,311 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $287k | $11,938 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $540k | $31,777 | — | |
| Men's Water Polo | Western Water Polo Association Men | 20 | — | 1 | $244k | $12,178 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Western Water Polo Association Women | 14 | — | 2 | $206k | $14,746 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 51 | — | 6 | $498k | $9,765 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $355k | $13,139 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.