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Mercyhurst University

Women's D2 Coach: Sam Struss
Profile
Size
4 / 10
2,381 Undergrads / 2,685 Students
Cost
7 / 10
$23,605 Net Price
Selectivity
1 / 10
86% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    Pennsylvania (PSAC)

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    City: Small

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
14 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
78%
Overall Graduation Rate
68%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
59% / 68%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

The team stays primarily within Pennsylvania for away games, but also schedules games in New York and the cities of Tiffin, Findlay and Painesville, Ohio. Some games are scheduled in Charlotte, North Carolina and Gaffney, South Carolina.

Recruit Commits
2024
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Keira Mangels Warwick Valley High School Warwick, NY Att
 
2023
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Maria Salvo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Clarence Center , NY Att, Draw
Carly Grey Steinbrenner High School Tampa, FL Att
Katie Ventresca Rush Henrietta Senior High School Henrietta, NY Att, Mid
Brynn Hall Eden Highschool Eden, NY Mid
Nicole Nietsch Seaford Senior High School Seaford , NY Goal
 
2022
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Whitley Easton HFL Honeoye Falls, NY Att, Mid
AJ Jameson Plainfield East High School Bolingbrook, IL Goal
Allison Lyon North Allegheny School District Wexford, PA Def
Caitlin Sacco C.W. Baker High School (Baldwinsville) Baldwinsville, NY Mid, Def
Emma Cimino Lancaster High School Lancaster, NY Att
 
2020
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Miranda Nicolosi Webster Thomas Webster, NY Mid
 
2019
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Lauren Cain Rocky River Rocky River , OH Att, Mid
Victoria Gottorff Webster Schroeder Webster, NY Mid
 
2018
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Mackenzie Murphy Sachem East NY Mid
Heather Greenway Williamsville East NY Att
Marissa Comerate Frontier Hamburg, NY Mid
Gina Perna Sacred Heart , NY Mid
Anna Kenyon Webster Thomas Webster, NY Def
Kenzie Schroeder Burnsville , MN Mid
Sara Simms Red Lion , PA Att
Hailey McCarty Honeoye Falls-Lima , NY Att
Kiera Boettcher Floral Park , NY Mid
Kaitlyn Lippert Cicero-North Syracuse Clay, NY Goal
 
2017
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Alexa Perna Sacred Heart NY Mid
Ashley Guerra Honey Falls-Lima Honeoye Falls, NY Att
Madeline Hooks Mater Dei CA Att, Mid
Payton Cook Hilton Hilton, NY Mid
Emily Somes Jordan-Elbridge NY Mid
Megan Fitzpatrick Liverpool Liverpool, NY Att
 
2016
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
 
2015
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Unofficial list from public sources and recruit submissions.
Commitment has been verified or submitted from a trusted source
Events By Mercyhurst University Coaches
Oct 7 '18
Erie, PA
 
Women's 13-18
Oct 6 '19
Erie, PA
 
Women's 13-18
Location
501 E 38th St, Erie, PA, 16546 See Directions
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
  • Erie Pennsylvania Area
  • Greater Pittsburgh Area
  • Cleveland/Akron Ohio Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Buffalo/Niagara New York Area
  • Rochester New York Area
  • Greater Philadelphia Area
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Jamestown New York Area
  • Canada
  • Columbus Ohio Area
  • Sharon Pennsylvania Area
  • Baltimore Maryland Area
Where Grads Work
  • Mercyhurst University
  • Erie Insurance Group
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • UPMC
  • PNC
  • US Army
  • Erie's Public Schools
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Bank of America
  • Marriott International
  • GE Transportation
  • Wegmans Food Markets
  • GE
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Saint Vincent Health System
What Grads Do
  • Sales
  • Education
  • Operations
  • Healthcare Services
  • Arts and Design
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Administrative
  • Finance
  • Research
  • Marketing
  • Community and Social Services
  • Support
  • Media and Communication
  • Information Technology
  • Consulting
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Total
1040 - 1260
ACT
N/A

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported.

GPA

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 2,936 1,257 1,679
% Admitted 86% 84% 89%
% Admits That Enroll 23% 23% 24%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.3
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
  • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Admissions office
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Business (22%)
    Military Tech. & Applied Sciences (13%)
    Intelligence, General (13%)
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (11%)
    Criminal Justice & Law Enforce (9%)
    Visual & Performing Arts (7%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (6%)
    Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (6%)
    Education (5%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (5%)
    Public Health, General (4%)
    Psychology, General (4%)
    Hospitality Administration/Management, General (4%)
    Social Sciences (4%)
    Psychology (4%)
    Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs (4%)
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (3%)
    Athlete graduation rate
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $23,605

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
     
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$40,170
    Books & Supplies$1,200
    Cost of Living$12,880
    Personal Expenses$2,061
     
    Sticker Price$56,311

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    100% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship98%$29,129
    Federal Grants31%$5,603
    Pell Grants30%$4,384
    Other Federal17%$2,484
    State & Local Grants26%$3,890
    Institutional Grants98%$26,327
     
    Student Loans75%$9,833
    Federal Loans72%$5,693
    Other Loans20%$16,423

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $27.7 Million $10,320

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $26,850.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $19,000 $285

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 9.4%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 2,058 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $40,300

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 6.3 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 59% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 4 4
    Fondling - -
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery - -
    Aggravated Assault - -
    Burglary 3 3
    Motor Vehicle Theft - -
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationMaster's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Undergrad InstructionProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionPostbaccalaureate: Other-dominant, with Arts & Sciences
    Enrollment ProfileVery high undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, small, highly residential

    Carnegie classifications provide a framework for evaluating comparable schools.

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