Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
Mercyhurst University Women's Water Polo
Erie, PA · the Lakers · Mercyhurst University overview
17
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 24
$310k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$18,262
Per roster spot
median $30,406
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Mercyhurst University fields a women's water polo team in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $310,470, well below the median of $635k — $18,262 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 24 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 women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 36 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#35Team budgetof 36 · Division I#34Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#33Roster sizeof 36 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 24)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$310,470 for the year
- Operating expenses$91,245 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,262 division median $30,406
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Doyle | 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 water polo players18,023 2024-25
- Division I roster spots810 36 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 22 4.5% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's water polo 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 Water Polo
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2417
room for 7
- Team expenses
- $310,470 $18,263 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.
Women's Water Polo program17 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 Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 2 | 14 | $206k | — | 77% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 4 | 13 | $48k | — | 96% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 66 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 133 | 20 | $474k | 993 | 77% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 134 | 12 | $78k | — | 82% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan at cap | 24 | $1.8M | $74,863 | 973 | vs | |
| Brown University 2 over cap | 26 | $608k | $23,389 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 8 | 16 | $528k | $33,012 | 992 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 5 | 19 | $504k | $26,506 | 987 | vs | |
| Saint Francis University | 20 | $474k | $23,687 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 6 | 18 | $354k | $19,672 | 995 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 7 | 17 | $310k | $18,262 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 16 | $184k | $11,477 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 12 | $180k | $14,994 | — | vs | |
| Carthage College | 18 | $169k | $9,384 | — | vs | |
| Austin College | 24 | $159k | $6,638 | — | vs | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | 24 | $138k | $5,738 | — | vs | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 14 | $85k | $6,063 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 12 | $78k | $6,475 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 13 | $48k | $3,673 | — | vs | |
| Denison University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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