Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA · private, nonprofit · 2,191 undergraduates
Mercyhurst University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Mercyhurst University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster and 9 on the women's, both in line with their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Mercyhurst University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $13,576 per male athlete and $15,503 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,201 per men's player, 79% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $2,327 per women's player, 77% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Mercyhurst University, in Erie, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Northeast Conference.
Mercyhurst University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2021 and as high as 12 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 10. Mercyhurst University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 122%.
Mercyhurst University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Mercyhurst University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 13% above the Northeast Conference median of 4.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Mercyhurst University fund its athletes?
Mercyhurst University reported 759 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 464 men and 295 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $10,872,787 across all sports ($6,299,277 for men's sports, $4,573,510 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $150,830 for men's sports and $104,959 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $325 and $356 per athlete.
What is Mercyhurst University like academically?
Mercyhurst University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $59,557 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,444 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 67% of the sticker price on average.
60% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $47,452, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Mercyhurst University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 18% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (86 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (35 degrees)
- Biology, General (33 degrees)
- Special Education and Teaching (29 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (22 degrees)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (21 degrees)
- Psychology, General (19 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (19 degrees)
- Security Science and Technology (19 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (18 degrees)
What is Erie, PA like to live in?
Mercyhurst University sits in Erie, a small city of about 94,000 people in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Erie, a median of about $43,397, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 45% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $108,200, 55% below the Pennsylvania median and a typical rent of $836 a month is 28% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 22% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Mercyhurst University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Mercyhurst University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Northeast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Northeast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Mercyhurst University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Mercyhurst University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster and 9 on the women's, both in line with their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Mercyhurst University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Mercyhurst University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $13,576 per male athlete and $15,503 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Mercyhurst University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,201 per men's player, 79% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $2,327 per women's player, 77% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Mercyhurst University?
- Mercyhurst University is in Erie, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Mercyhurst University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $59,557 a year, and an average net price of $19,444 after grants and scholarships.