University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,950
Graduate Enrollment: 4,166
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 15.07%
Male/Female: 54% / 46% (2017)
First generation college students: 10.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.7% (2006)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2003)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 81.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 75.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 70.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 65.0% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 65.7%
Black: 3.6%
Hispanic: 12.3%
Asian: 5.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.6%
Non-resident alien: 6.1%
Unknown race: 1.0%
Black: 3.6%
Hispanic: 12.3%
Asian: 5.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.6%
Non-resident alien: 6.1%
Unknown race: 1.0%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $76,883
In-State tuition: $58,843Out-of-State tuition: $58,843
Estimated books and supplies: $1,250 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,304 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,950 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,304 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,950 (2022)
Average Family Income: $136,004 (2017)
Median Family Income: $112,232 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 10.2%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 29.3%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $201 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $10,918 |
| $30k-48k | $8,482 |
| $48k-75k | $14,582 |
| $75k-110k | $22,568 |
| $110k+ | $46,178 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 90%6-year graduation rate: 96%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.6% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $19,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $18,125 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 93.3% (2015) |
| @3 year | 94.5% (2017) |
| @5 year | 95.4% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 89.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 87.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $65,627 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $83,696 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 20 | $18,625 | $183 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 29 | $28,419 | $301 | $61,452 ($5,121) | $71,931 ($5,994) |
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 17 | $905 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 31 | $19,250 | $193 | $33,406 ($2,784) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 115 | $19,000 | $201 | $85,284 ($7,107) | $118,767 ($9,897) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 30 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 88 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 112 | $19,500 | $207 | $21,166 ($1,764) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 44 | $19,000 | $201 | $61,425 ($5,119) | $87,725 ($7,310) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 87 | $19,000 | $201 | $73,435 ($6,120) | $106,786 ($8,899) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 30 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 61 | $19,000 | $201 | $64,488 ($5,374) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 23 | $574 | $55,366 ($4,614) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 28 | $20,793 | $220 | ||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religious/Sacred Music. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 46 | $19,000 | $195 | $46,078 ($3,840) | |
| Master's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 77 | $45,293 ($3,774) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 23 | $59,180 ($4,932) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 75 | $18,520 | $186 | $24,542 ($2,045) | $33,478 ($2,790) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 38 | $65,451 ($5,454) | $84,414 ($7,035) | ||
| Master's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 49 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 285 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 94 | $19,000 | $201 | $70,563 ($5,880) | $89,081 ($7,423) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 81 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 218 | $19,000 | $201 | $88,688 ($7,391) | $111,893 ($9,324) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 28 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 32 | $78,201 ($6,517) | $109,779 ($9,148) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 77 | $19,000 | $201 | $78,006 ($6,501) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 26 | $24,000 | $201 | $73,602 ($6,134) | $80,329 ($6,694) |
| Master's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 81 | $19,000 | $178 | $77,114 ($6,426) | $96,794 ($8,066) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 36 | $20,100 | $143 | $68,384 ($5,699) | $85,090 ($7,091) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Engineering. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 36 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 38 | $19,000 | $201 | $80,753 ($6,729) | $101,471 ($8,456) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Science. | 46 | $504 | $86,369 ($7,197) | $89,548 ($7,462) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 23 | $25,000 | $178 | $59,337 ($4,945) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 122 | $19,000 | $200 | $78,299 ($6,525) | $89,369 ($7,447) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 21 | $21,040 | $223 | $80,901 ($6,742) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 27 | $21,500 | $228 | $87,137 ($7,261) | |
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 94 | $19,015 | $197 | $36,031 ($3,003) | $66,756 ($5,563) |
| Master's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 13 | $55,714 ($4,643) | |||
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 27 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 202 | $19,965 | $201 | $76,355 ($6,363) | $100,568 ($8,381) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 181 | $19,000 | $201 | $59,194 ($4,933) | $68,814 ($5,735) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 45 | $19,800 | $210 | $39,427 ($3,286) | $71,102 ($5,925) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 42 | $20,250 | $204 | $53,724 ($4,477) | $65,839 ($5,487) |
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 65 | $19,000 | $201 | $34,397 ($2,866) | $56,230 ($4,686) |
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 57 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 59 | $19,000 | $201 | $60,267 ($5,022) | $73,166 ($6,097) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 31 | $19,000 | $201 | $42,645 ($3,554) | $63,592 ($5,299) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 78 | $19,250 | $201 | $42,512 ($3,543) | $65,050 ($5,421) |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 192 | $1,461 | $87,091 ($7,258) | $127,146 ($10,596) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 26 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computational Science. | 31 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 60 | $19,500 | $201 | $30,874 ($2,573) | $60,383 ($5,032) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 39 | $18,800 | $199 | $49,336 ($4,111) | $59,713 ($4,976) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 62 | $20,750 | $220 | $14,449 ($1,204) | $54,374 ($4,531) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 22 | $58,995 ($4,916) | $85,994 ($7,166) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 26 | $17,103 | $181 | ||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 19 | $75,205 ($6,267) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $134,208Full time faculty: 88%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9.0
School's endowment start of year: $12,319,422,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $18,385,354,000 (2022)