Gwynedd Mercy 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.
Gwynedd Mercy University is a private doctoral/professional university in Gwynedd Valley, PA (suburb setting), with 1,457 undergraduates (72% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 94% of 1,111 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1048–1180 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $58,530 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,733 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 66% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.5 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Gwynedd Mercy University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $38,995
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Gwynedd Mercy 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.
Gwynedd Mercy University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic East Conference | 23 | — | 6 | $37k | $1,609 | — | |
| Baseball | Atlantic East Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $120k | $3,629 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic East Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $98k | $5,789 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $56k | $3,971 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic East Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic East Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | United East Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $77k | $4,294 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic East Conference | 30 | — | 4 | $110k | $3,665 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic East Conference | 17 | — | 4 | $69k | $4,086 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic East Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $49k | $1,756 | — | |
| Softball | Atlantic East Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $42k | $2,188 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic East Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $33k | $3,004 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.