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Mercyhurst University Field Hockey

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22
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 27
$402k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$18,270
Per roster spot
median $48,983
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Mercyhurst University fields a field hockey team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, below the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $401,951, well below the median of $1.2M — $18,270 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $4,573,510 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,077 per roster spot.

Among Division I field hockey programs

Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#76Team budgetof 79 · Division I#76Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#69Roster sizeof 79 · Division I
Team budget$402k
Spend per player$18,270
Roster size22
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$328k$2.7M
this programevery Division I field hockey program

Roster sizes (cap 27)

1885
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap27 room for 5
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$401,951 for the year
  • Operating expenses$89,757 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$18,270 division median $48,983
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,573,510 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,077 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$104,959 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rachel Bannatyne head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Allison BraceAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Louise PertAssistant CoachOn 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 field hockey players50,764 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots2,046 79 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 25 4.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division I; the field hockey recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.

Campus

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2,292undergraduates · 2,668 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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83%admitted · of 3,500 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
65%

Field Hockey

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2722
room for 5
Team expenses
$401,951 $18,271 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,573,510
Recruiting spend, women's
$104,959

Cost

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$26,962net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$62,245
Average net price$26,962
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,981
$30–48k$20,609
$48–75k$25,101
$75–110k$28,250
$110k and up$31,992
Tuition & fees
$44,510

Campus safety

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3.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.04
Property0.13
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024

Majors

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19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business90 · 19%
Military technologies59 · 12%
Health professions & nursing46 · 10%
Visual & performing arts43 · 9%
Biological sciences38 · 8%

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.

Field Hockey program22 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

Field Hockey programs within 150 miles

Mercyhurst UniversityAllegheny College · 32 miKent State University · 43 miSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · 72 miD'Youville University · 81 miJohn Carroll University · 87 miHoughton University · 100 miIndiana University of Pennsylvania · 113 miAlfred University · 116 miState University of New York at Geneseo · 123 miOberlin College · 125 miState University of New York at Brockport · 132 miThe College of Wooster · 132 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Allegheny College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3218$199k—59%
Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference43————
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference7223$334k—75%
D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference8117$157k—82%
John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference87———81%
Houghton University Division III · Empire 810021$70k—93%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference11329$300k—91%
Alfred University Division III · Empire 8116———48%
State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 812327$190k—64%
Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference12517$130k—33%
State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 813220$160k—71%
The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference13215$84k—54%

Other field hockey programs in the Northeast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Quinnipiac University room for 423$1.4M$59,169993vs
Long Island University room for 621$917k$43,687—vs
Sacred Heart University room for 126$853k$32,7951000vs
Stonehill College room for 225$760k$30,380—vs
Wagner College at cap27$704k$26,056—vs
Merrimack College room for 819$545k$28,684—vs
Rider University room for 423$519k$22,543976vs
Mercyhurst University room for 522$402k$18,270—vs
University of New Haven 1 over cap28$328k$11,707—vs

Every Northeast Conference field hockey program · Field Hockey budgets ranked