Division I · Northeast Conference
Mercyhurst University Softball
Erie, PA · the Lakers · Mercyhurst University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$564k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$25,651
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Mercyhurst University fields a softball team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $564,328, well below the median of $1.1M — $25,651 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 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 softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$564,328 for the year
- Operating expenses$128,981 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,651 division median $46,727
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leanne Baker head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shannon Minihane | 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 softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball 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%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
- Team expenses
- $564,328 $25,651 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
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.
Softball 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
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 2 | 31 | $444k | — | 77% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 4 | 17 | $122k | — | 96% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 32 | 19 | $179k | — | 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 | 24 | $102k | — | 79% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 51 | 19 | $133k | — | 71% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 67 | 23 | $363k | — | 64% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 70 | 27 | $120k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 72 | 20 | $210k | — | 91% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 72 | 21 | $366k | — | 75% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 76 | 21 | $597k | 993 | 80% |
Other softball programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $64,607 | — | vs | |
| Wagner College 4 over cap | 29 | $780k | $26,902 | 980 | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University 4 over cap | 29 | $740k | $25,506 | 977 | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 1 over cap | 26 | $691k | $26,585 | 983 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College room for 1 | 24 | $636k | $26,512 | — | vs | |
| Stonehill College room for 1 | 24 | $564k | $23,517 | — | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 3 | 22 | $564k | $25,651 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven 1 over cap | 26 | $449k | $17,283 | — | vs |
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