Division I · Northeast Conference
Mercyhurst University Women's Lacrosse
Erie, PA · the Lakers · Mercyhurst University overview
39
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 38
$609k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$15,603
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Mercyhurst University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $608,539, well below the median of $1.1M — $15,603 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (29 of 130 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#115Team budgetof 130 · Division I#124Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$608,539 for the year
- Operating expenses$95,953 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,603 division median $34,440
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Weaver head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kersten Daneau | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 lacrosse players99,292 2024-25
- Division I roster spots4,410 130 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 23 4.4% 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%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3839
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
- Team expenses
- $608,539 $15,604 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 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
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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.
Women's Lacrosse program39 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 Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 2 | 31 | $475k | — | 77% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 32 | 14 | $150k | — | 59% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 44 | 21 | $170k | — | 79% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 51 | 22 | $134k | — | 71% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 67 | 23 | $335k | — | 64% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 70 | 19 | $101k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · United East Conference | 72 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 72 | 30 | $347k | — | 75% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 76 | 32 | $595k | — | 80% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · United East Conference | 77 | 22 | $76k | — | 98% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University room for 7 | 31 | $1.2M | $37,572 | — | vs | |
| Stonehill College room for 3 | 35 | $869k | $24,821 | — | vs | |
| Le Moyne College room for 11 | 27 | $796k | $29,499 | — | vs | |
| Howard University room for 4 | 34 | $694k | $20,401 | 983 | vs | |
| University of New Haven room for 6 | 32 | $636k | $19,864 | — | vs | |
| Wagner College room for 8 | 30 | $634k | $21,144 | 998 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 1 over cap | 39 | $609k | $15,603 | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus room for 11 | 27 | $601k | $22,247 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University room for 8 | 30 | $420k | $13,994 | 986 | vs | |
| Delaware State University room for 9 | 29 | $349k | $12,028 | 964 | vs |
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