Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN · Private · Large suburb · SMC · St. Mary's College St Mary's College
Private institution in Notre Dame, IN · 1,399 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $59,354 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 13%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 21%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $28,5521,663rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $51,4301,834th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $51,4301,832nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $65,7061,766th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,354570th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,470401st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 76.5%265th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.6%500th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 81.1%935th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1233319th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3991,157th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.9%1,509th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 77 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,922 | $59,599 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $57,995 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $53,537 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $39,009 | $41,342 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $36,310 | $40,737 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,984 | $26,896 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $28,598 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $25,658 | $24,421 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $17,846 | $32,382 |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1844source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Athletic nickname: "Belles"source
- Mascot: Bellesource
- Motto: "Spes unica (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 75 acressource
- Athletic conference: MIAAsource
- Notable alum: Mary Dalysource
- Notable alum: Catherine Hickssource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Mary's College’s 1,399 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
- Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, IN · 1,361 undergrads
- University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN · 1,477 undergrads
- Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, IN · 1,511 undergrads
- University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN · 1,599 undergrads
- Anderson UniversityAnderson, IN · 1,070 undergrads
- Bethel UniversityMishawaka, IN · 1,069 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY · 1,401 undergrads
- University of DallasIrving, TX · 1,403 undergrads
- Concord UniversityAthens, WV · 1,394 undergrads
- Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI · 1,394 undergrads
- College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN · 1,392 undergrads
- Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, WI · 1,392 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesaintmarys.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 152390)
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- Compare with Indiana Institute of TechnologySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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