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University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · Fighting Irish · ND · UND

Private institution in Notre Dame, IN · 8,923 undergraduates · 12% acceptance rate · $99,980 median earnings 10 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
$27,8231,632nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$62,6931,950th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$62,6931,950th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$80,2111,894th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,000541st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$99,98038th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$86,21039th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
96.8%25th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
98.2%61st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
12.4%47th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
151031st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
349th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,923286th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
12.5%2,006th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 78 mi (MDW)

On 15 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$85
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$90,067$86,375
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$86,867$89,968
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$83,915$79,598
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$80,556$57,318
Mathematics and Statistics, OtherMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$77,829$80,273
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,307$76,460
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,038$71,320
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,769$75,518
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$73,446$74,307
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$69,338$69,338
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,219$70,680
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$67,389$68,289

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $31,054,990 (M $18,224,011 · W $12,830,979)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Campus news

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Notre Dame’s 8,923 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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