Division I · Northeast Conference
Mercyhurst University Men's Golf
Erie, PA · the Lakers · Mercyhurst University overview
12
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 9
$124k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$10,340
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Mercyhurst University fields a men's golf team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $124,089, well below the median of $508k — $10,340 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (161 of 303 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 men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$124,089 for the year
- Operating expenses$34,503 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,340 division median $51,149
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Misko head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school golf players162,357 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,923 303 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 56 1.8% 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%
Men's Golf
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 912
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
- Team expenses
- $124,089 $10,341 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 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.
Men's Golf program12 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
Men's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 2 | 12 | $249k | — | 77% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 4 | 10 | $11k | — | 96% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 32 | 14 | $101k | — | 59% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 51 | 9 | $41k | — | 71% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 70 | 20 | $52k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 72 | 8 | $48k | — | 91% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 76 | 10 | $277k | 979 | 80% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 77 | 6 | $24k | — | 98% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 79 | 8 | $22k | — | 93% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 81 | 10 | $291k | 1000 | 82% |
Other men's golf programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University room for 1 | 8 | $490k | $61,194 | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 3 over cap | 12 | $314k | $26,202 | 977 | vs | |
| Howard University 3 over cap | 12 | $288k | $24,019 | — | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 1 | 8 | $272k | $34,047 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wagner College at cap | 9 | $191k | $21,192 | 998 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College 1 over cap | 10 | $183k | $18,288 | — | vs | |
| Chicago State University 3 over cap | 12 | $178k | $14,840 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore 3 over cap | 12 | $177k | $14,788 | 995 | vs | |
| University of New Haven room for 1 | 8 | $131k | $16,333 | — | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 3 over cap | 12 | $124k | $10,340 | — | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University room for 2 | 7 | $101k | $14,419 | 1000 | vs |
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