Mercyhurst 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.
Mercyhurst University is a private master's university in Erie, PA (city setting), with 2,292 undergraduates (59% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 83% of 3,500 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $62,245 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,962 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 65% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, military technologies, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 3.04 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Mercyhurst University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I 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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,510
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Mercyhurst 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.
Mercyhurst University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northeast Conference | 51 | 23 over | 2 | $883k | $17,320 | — | |
| Baseball | Northeast Conference | 53 | 19 over | 4 | $761k | $14,350 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northeast Conference | 17 | 2 over | 7 | $1.3M | $78,687 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northeast Conference | 15 | at cap | 4 | $1.1M | $75,095 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northeast Conference | 7 | room 10 | 2 | $129k | $18,387 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northeast Conference | 9 | room 8 | 2 | $162k | $18,017 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Northeast Conference | 22 | room 5 | 3 | $402k | $18,270 | — | |
| Football | Northeast Conference | 134 | 29 over | 1 | $3M | $22,583 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Northeast Conference | 12 | 3 over | 1 | $124k | $10,340 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northeast Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $105k | $14,988 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 25 | room 1 | 3 | $1.7M | $69,184 | 982 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Northeast Conference | 66 | 18 over | 2 | $967k | $14,647 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Northeast Conference | 39 | 1 over | 2 | $609k | $15,603 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Independent | 15 | room 53 | 3 | $373k | $24,840 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Northeast Conference | 66 | 38 over | 4 | $817k | $12,382 | — | |
| Softball | Northeast Conference | 22 | room 3 | 2 | $564k | $25,651 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Northeast Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $167k | $16,727 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Northeast Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $169k | $18,764 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Northeast Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northeast Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northeast Conference | 22 | 4 over | 4 | $539k | $24,508 | — | |
| Men's Water Polo | Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Association (Men's) | 21 | room 3 | 2 | $312k | $14,860 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 17 | room 7 | 1 | $310k | $18,262 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Independent | 22 | room 8 | 1 | $240k | $10,923 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Independent | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.