University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame is a private nonprofit college in Notre Dame, IN. Its average net price is $25,339 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$8,380
$30,001 to $48,000$7,088
$48,001 to $75,000$13,838
$75,001 to $110,000$18,966
$110,001 and up$45,146
$67,607Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$67,607Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,339Average Net Price
$18,438Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,250Books and Supplies
$1,950Other Expenses
16.8%Students on Pell Grants
23.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

11.3%Acceptance Rate
720 to 770SAT Reading, Middle Half
735 to 790SAT Math, Middle Half
33 to 35ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$94,056
8 years after entry$106,105
10 years after entry$113,124
95.4%Graduation Rate
99.1%Retention Rate
$19,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Notre Dame, INLocation
Large suburbSetting
8,818Undergraduate 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$81,226 Small program - rough guide n=48$17,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$78,673 National median for this major n=4,568$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=42
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=76
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot publishedNot published
Chemical Engineering$84,581 Small program - rough guide n=73$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=55
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$76,811 Small program - rough guide n=33$19,250 Small program - rough guide n=39
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$114,035 Small program - rough guide n=95$20,475 n=124
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$65,410 National median for this major n=199Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$62,573 Small program - rough guide n=43$19,250 Small program - rough guide n=40
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$84,700 n=140$19,000 n=152
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$89,587 Small program - rough guide n=31$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
English Language and Literature, General$45,787 Small program - rough guide n=30$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$141,543 n=150$19,500 n=144
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$19,376 Small program - rough guide n=37$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=65
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$19,925 Small program - rough guide n=36
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870$20,350 Small program - rough guide n=41
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$90,623 Small program - rough guide n=90$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=72
Marketing$70,783 Small program - rough guide n=35$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$91,548 Small program - rough guide n=70$18,315 Small program - rough guide n=70
Mechanical Engineering$82,656 n=101$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=83
Medieval and Renaissance Studies$26,921 National median for this major n=35Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$42,526 Small program - rough guide n=34$19,150 Small program - rough guide n=38
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$41,170 Small program - rough guide n=54$19,000 n=109
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$41,300 National median for this major n=472Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$64,041 n=107$19,000 n=137
Psychology$53,775 Small program - rough guide n=52$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=75
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=53
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not 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
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754$19,200 Small program - rough guide n=43

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