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- Indiana
- University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, INSuburb: largeZIP 46556Founded 1842
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1842
- Motto
- Vita, Dulcedo, Spes
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.nd.edu
- Member of
- AAU
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame is a private nonprofit university in Notre Dame, Indiana, with 8,818 undergraduates. It admits 11% of applicants, graduates 95% within six years and costs $25,339 a year after aid.
95%graduate
Admission rate11%
Retention99%
4-year graduation90%
Pell Grant share17%
Federal loans24%
$25,339net price / year
11%admission rate
1520average SAT
95%graduate in 6 years
$113,124median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#26 of 1,704 for earnings#1,249 of 1,739 for lowest net price#23 of 1,738 for graduation rate#40 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
- $86,125tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $67,607
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $67,607
- Average net price
- $25,339national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,380
$30,001–48,000$7,088
$48,001–75,000$13,838
$75,001–110,000$18,966
$110,001+$45,146
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 11%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 720–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 735–790
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college11%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college99%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college95%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college17%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 95%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 90%
- First-year retention
- 99%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 97%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $94,056
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $113,124middle 50%: $73,032–$167,000
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$167,000
Median, University of Notre Dame$113,124
Lower quarter$73,032
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
- 8,818
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 10%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 17%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 88%
- Average faculty salary
- $16,830 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $38,658
- Endowment, end of year
- $18,245,327,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic15%
Black4.7%
Asian5.7%
Two or more races5.6%
U.S. nonresident6.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management27%
Engineering15%
Social sciences14%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Computer & information sciences6.6%
Psychology4.4%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.9%
Visual & performing arts3.0%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN | $17,069 | 28% | $65,692 |
| Butler University Indianapolis, IN | $37,499 | 77% | $83,535 |
| University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | $19,536 | 57% | $58,791 |
| Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne, IN | $20,111 | 9.5% | $47,076 |
| Trine University Angola, IN | $19,748 | 70% | $65,360 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN | $43,360 | 74% | $107,683 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $26,707 | 95% | $111,162 |
| Brown University Providence, RI | $26,976 | 96% | $99,974 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | $23,706 | 96% | $113,937 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $25,808 | 86% | $88,716 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | $24,897 | 84% | $80,490 |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | $25,424 | 82% | $73,273 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 152080. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q178848.