Mercyhurst University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $167,275 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $168,881 |
How much does Mercyhurst University spend on women's tennis?
Mercyhurst University reported $168,881 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #509 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Mercyhurst University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Mercyhurst University's athletically related student aid averaged about $15,503 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Mercyhurst University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Mercyhurst University reported $104,959 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Mercyhurst University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Mercyhurst University reported $167,275 in total men's tennis expenses and $168,881 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Pennsylvania earn NIL money?
Pennsylvania's Act 26 of 2021 allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.piaa.org/news/details.aspx?ID=4102.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Mercyhurst University women's tennis roster?
Mercyhurst University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 13% above the Northeast Conference median of 8.
Mercyhurst University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
How many coaches does Mercyhurst University women's tennis have?
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.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Mercyhurst University spend on women's tennis?
Mercyhurst University reported $168,881 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 69% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,327 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 77%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $356 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 66%.
Total women's tennis expenses have stayed close to $168,881 a year since 2020.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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%.
What other teams does Mercyhurst University field?
Mercyhurst University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Erie, PA |
| Enrollment | 2,191 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Mercyhurst University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Mercyhurst University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Northeast Conference and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Mercyhurst University women's tennis?
- Mercyhurst University competes in NCAA Division I in the Northeast Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Mercyhurst University women's tennis roster compare with other Northeast Conference programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Mercyhurst University is 13% above the Northeast Conference median of 8, based on 4 Northeast Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Mercyhurst University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4.5 players per coach, 13% above the Northeast Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Mercyhurst University?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Mercyhurst University?
- Mercyhurst University is in Erie, PA, in the Mid East region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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