Saint Mary's College

Saint Mary's College is a private nonprofit college in Notre Dame, IN. Its average net price is $25,741 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$22,362
$30,001 to $48,000$17,073
$48,001 to $75,000$19,756
$75,001 to $110,000$22,785
$110,001 and up$30,740
$55,093Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$55,093Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,741Average Net Price
$14,474Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$300Books and Supplies
$1,700Other Expenses
26.1%Students on Pell Grants
54.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

76.0%Acceptance Rate
580 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 to 645SAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$57,153
8 years after entry$66,686
10 years after entry$69,044
74.8%Graduation Rate
88.1%Retention Rate
$26,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Notre Dame, INLocation
Large suburbSetting
1,458Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,565 Small program - rough guide n=47$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$25,400 Small program - rough guide n=31
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other$33,804 National median for this major n=594Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$69,615 National median for this major n=379Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=46
Registered Nursing$78,969 Small program - rough guide n=62$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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