Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University · Athletics
Macon, GA · City · Private · Research university · the Bears · Website ↗
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18
Programs on the site
of the sports Mercer sponsors
482
Roster spots
$24M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$12M
Athletic aid
$4.7M women's · $6.8M men's
$696k
Recruiting spend
$262k women's · $434k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Conference | 25 | room 3 | 2 | $1M | $41,879 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Southern Conference | 48 | 14 over | 4 | $1.8M | $38,141 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $2.3M | $167,591 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Conference | 15 | at cap | 5 | $2.1M | $141,434 | 986 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Sun Belt Conference | 19 | at cap | 3 | $323k | $16,986 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Conference | 16 | room 1 | 2 | $352k | $22,005 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Conference | 14 | room 3 | 2 | $225k | $16,063 | 979 | |
| Football | Southern Conference | 109 | 4 over | 3 | $7.5M | $68,894 | 961 | |
| Men's Golf | Southern Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $559k | $55,938 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southern Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $647k | $92,402 | 984 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic Sun Conference | 50 | 2 over | 4 | $1.2M | $24,902 | 974 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big South Conference | 43 | 5 over | 3 | $1.1M | $26,529 | 992 | |
| Men's Soccer | Southern Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $834k | $26,896 | 997 | |
| Softball | Southern Conference | 25 | at cap | 2 | $1.4M | $56,358 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $486k | $53,980 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $536k | $67,010 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 27 | room 18 | 4 | $468k | $17,321 | 981 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Conference | 12 | room 6 | 2 | $1M | $86,991 | 995 |
The department
- Athletics directorBrian Gerrity
- Sports informationTodd Anderson
- NicknameBears
- NCAA member since9/1/1957
- Primary conferenceSouthern Conference
- Athletics sitemercerbears.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$24,326 $4.7M across 195 spots
- Men's teams$23,607 $6.8M across 287 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Mercer University is on.
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