Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's)
Mercyhurst University Women's Ice Hockey
Erie, PA · the Lakers · Mercyhurst University overview
25
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 26
$1.7M
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$69,184
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Mercyhurst University fields a women's ice hockey team in the Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,729,607, below the median of $2.1M — $69,184 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,573,510 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,077 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#25Team budgetof 39 · Division I#24Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#18Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#30APRof 39 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's ice hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 26)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,729,607 for the year
- Operating expenses$346,335 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$69,184 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- 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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Sisti head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Scott Spencer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Natasha Hawkins | Assistant 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 ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,000 39 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 10 10% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's ice 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
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%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2625
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,729,607 $69,184 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,573,510
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $104,959
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
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.
Women's Ice Hockey program25 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
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilbert College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 77 | 14 | $152k | — | 98% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 83 | 23 | $226k | — | 76% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 110 | 25 | $1.4M | 989 | 91% | |
| Chatham University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 115 | 28 | $372k | — | 70% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 139 | 29 | $2.3M | 971 | 71% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 145 | 22 | $2.7M | 997 | 54% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 146 | 31 | $392k | — | 79% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 147 | — | — | — | 68% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Atlantic Hockey America (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 24 | $2.7M | $113,443 | 993 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 4 | 22 | $2.7M | $123,015 | 997 | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology 3 over cap | 29 | $2.3M | $78,392 | 971 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 1 | 25 | $1.7M | $69,184 | 982 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 1 | 25 | $1.4M | $54,325 | 989 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 25 | $1.2M | $49,999 | — | vs | |
| University of Delaware | — | — | — | — | vs |
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