- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, INSuburb: largeZIP 46556Founded 1844
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1844
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.saintmarys.edu
- Member of
- WCC
IndianaWomen's collegeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Mary's College
Saint Mary's College is a private nonprofit college in Notre Dame, Indiana, with 1,458 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 75% within six years and costs $25,741 a year after aid.
75%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention88%
4-year graduation70%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans55%
$25,741net price / year
76%admission rate
1246average SAT
75%graduate in 6 years
$69,044median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#425 of 1,704 for earnings#1,270 of 1,739 for lowest net price#260 of 1,738 for graduation rate#739 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $68,589tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,093
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,093
- Average net price
- $25,741national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,362
$30,001–48,000$17,073
$48,001–75,000$19,756
$75,001–110,000$22,785
$110,001+$30,740
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1246
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–645
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college75%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 75%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 70%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,153
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,044middle 50%: $50,280–$99,110
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$99,110
Median, Saint Mary's College$69,044
Lower quarter$50,280
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,458
- Part-time
- 0.2%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,935 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,031
- Endowment, end of year
- $321,859,342
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic16%
Black2.2%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.0%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions20%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Business & management11%
Social sciences8.4%
Psychology8.1%
Education7.1%
Mathematics & statistics5.6%
Communication & journalism5.3%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 152390. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7401824.