Division I · Northeast Conference
Mercyhurst University Football
Erie, PA · the Lakers · Mercyhurst University overview
134
Roster
29 over the D-I cap of 105
$3M
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$22,583
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Mercyhurst University fields a football team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 134 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $3,026,196, well below the median of $9.1M — $22,583 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 29 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The school gave $6,299,277 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,459 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#240Team budgetof 261 · Division I#245Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#37Roster sizeof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster134 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 29 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$3,026,196 for the year
- Operating expenses$410,308 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,583 division median $79,762
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,299,277 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,459 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$150,830 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sydeski head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,292undergraduates · 2,668 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 3,500 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Football
Full picture →134on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105134
29 over — players already on the roster may stay
- Team expenses
- $3,026,196 $22,584 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,299,277
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $150,830
Cost
Full picture →$26,962net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,510
Campus safety
Full picture →3.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
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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.
Football program134 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,962 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,292Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.04 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 2 | 109 | $2.3M | — | 77% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 32 | 108 | $788k | — | 59% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 51 | 106 | $417k | — | 71% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 67 | 133 | $1.3M | — | 64% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 70 | 140 | $608k | — | 86% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 72 | 105 | $1.3M | — | 75% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 76 | 123 | $5M | 956 | 80% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Liberty League | 77 | 53 | $418k | — | 98% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 79 | 82 | $355k | — | 93% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · Liberty League | 83 | 120 | $705k | — | 76% |
Other football programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University 20 over cap | 125 | $7.2M | $57,693 | — | vs | |
| Duquesne University 13 over cap | 118 | $5.1M | $43,237 | 943 | vs | |
| Wagner College 62 over cap | 167 | $4.5M | $26,884 | 965 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 34 over cap | 139 | $3.8M | $27,054 | 943 | vs | |
| Stonehill College 20 over cap | 125 | $3.5M | $28,183 | — | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 29 over cap | 134 | $3M | $22,583 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven 46 over cap | 151 | $3M | $19,988 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University room for 4 | 101 | $2.7M | $26,773 | 960 | vs | |
| Chicago State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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