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University of Notre Dame

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,244 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $83,271.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $99,980 ten years after entering, the 97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 95% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1842
Enrollment, 2023
13,618
Website
nd.edu
Motto
“Vita, Dulcedo, Spes”
Campus of University of Notre Dame

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The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The university was founded in 1842 by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a Catholic religious order of priests and brothers. Its main campus covers 1,261 acres in a suburban setting and has landmarks such as the Golden Dome main building, Sacred Heart Basilica, the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Word of Life mosaic mural, and Notre Dame Stadium.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Notre Dame”, revision 1359905232, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $83,271 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,244 and $45,321 a year depending on income at University of Notre Dame.

Statement of cost · University of Notre Dame

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$83,271
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,244
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$26,780
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$65,025

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $7,244; $30–48k: $7,254; $48–75k: $11,432; $75–110k: $18,670; over $110k: $45,321. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,244
$30k–$48k$7,254
$48k–$75k$11,432
$75k–$110k$18,670
Over $110k$45,321

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $99,980; the median graduate who borrowed owes $19,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$86,210
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$94,844
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$99,980
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
18th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$19,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $86,210; 8 yrs after entry: $94,844; 10 yrs after entry: $99,980. Median graduate debt: $19,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $19,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$86,210
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$94,844
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$99,980
Median graduate debt$19,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Notre Dame
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree306not reportednot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree271$138,141$19,000
EconomicsBachelor's Degree256$120,257$19,965
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree186not reportednot reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree175$81,595$19,000
LawFirst Professional Degree165$153,320not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree162$149,206$19,000
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree136not reported$19,500
Mathematics and Statistics, OtherBachelor's Degree120$130,029$19,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree115not reported$19,000
Applied MathematicsMaster's Degree114not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree112$67,822$19,015
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree101$95,893$19,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree88not reportednot reported
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree85$66,444$18,520
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree80$67,689$20,750
Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's Degree77$45,240not reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree74$78,861$19,250
MarketingBachelor's Degree71$90,154$19,000
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree70$113,065$19,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsFirst Professional Degreenot reported$149,024not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsFirst Professional Degreenot reported$184,920not reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesFirst Professional Degreenot reported$144,681not reported
Engineering ScienceMaster's Degree48$107,007not reported
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree3$129,875not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Notre Dame: 8,818 undergraduates; 14% of students receive Pell grants; 11% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

11%

3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

8,818

97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

14%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

9th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

95%

finish within 150% of normal time

97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

10%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$112,232

99th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

not reported

Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30knot reported
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 3,827 people who studied at University of Notre Dame, most often in science & academia (35%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 35% (1,265 people); medicine 0.8% (28 people); law 6.2% (226 people); politics & gov 7.5% (275 people); business 3.1% (113 people); engineering & tech 1.8% (67 people); writing & journalism 5.2% (191 people); film & stage 1.8% (65 people); music 0.6% (21 people); visual arts 1.5% (53 people); sports 33% (1,202 people); religion 2.5% (91 people); military 1.6% (58 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,26534.6%
medicine280.8%
law2266.2%
politics & gov2757.5%
business1133.1%
engineering & tech671.8%
writing & journalism1915.2%
film & stage651.8%
music210.6%
visual arts531.5%
sports1,20232.9%
religion912.5%
military581.6%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (746) · basketball player (506) · American football player (435) · university teacher (309) · politician (244) · lawyer (201) · writer (103) · mathematician (93)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 4% for the 1890s to 31% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 6 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1830snot reported4not reported
1840snot reported6not reported
1850snot reported10not reported
1860snot reported16not reported
1870snot reported28not reported
1880snot reported52not reported
1890s3714%
1900s6956%
1910s1961%
1920s81685%
1930s42052%
1940s162247%
1950s2920512%
1960s2718613%
1970s4311827%
1980s3811924%
1990s3612123%
2000s173831%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 203,228 in 2025-01.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0631,454
2026-0535,628
2026-0435,534
2026-0338,873
2026-0234,601
2026-0145,914
2025-1254,820
2025-1156,932
2025-1057,791
2025-0968,798
2025-0843,036
2025-0731,860
2025-0630,362
2025-0543,048
2025-0440,900
2025-0348,609
2025-0241,091
2025-01203,228
2024-12108,665
2024-1177,796
2024-1058,648
2024-0989,493
2024-0861,435
2024-0749,157
2024-0638,932
2024-0545,781
2024-0448,486
2024-0367,477
2024-0248,619
2024-0157,104
2023-1261,807
2023-1163,546
2023-1099,950
2023-09123,835
2023-0877,414
2023-0744,790
2023-0642,076
2023-0544,035
2023-0444,853
2023-0353,461
2023-0241,590
2023-0153,178
2022-1256,524
2022-1188,823
2022-1068,698
2022-0991,798
2022-0897,305
2022-0749,200
2022-0653,532
2022-0546,003
2022-0448,203
2022-0360,451
2022-0243,309
2022-0157,853
2021-1258,502
2021-1165,285
2021-1063,464
2021-0975,812
2021-0846,972
2021-0744,652
2021-0636,972
2021-0541,263
2021-0443,497
2021-0349,208
2021-0239,099
2021-0159,147
2020-1264,318
2020-1193,536
2020-10132,063
2020-0997,465
2020-0875,367
2020-0761,063
2020-0642,700
2020-0558,439
2020-0456,316
2020-0346,519
2020-0258,648
2020-0163,701
2019-1278,481
2019-1198,748
2019-10105,835
2019-09122,770
2019-0860,075
2019-0761,810
2019-0659,090
2019-0552,700
2019-04158,611
2019-0362,061
2019-0243,259
2019-0179,688
2018-12155,247
2018-11119,394
2018-1084,469
2018-09103,848
2018-0853,052
2018-0744,490
2018-0641,175
2018-0545,807
2018-0459,017
2018-0359,134
2018-0242,069
2018-0158,173
2017-1248,690
2017-1186,352
2017-1069,575
2017-0980,374
2017-0845,584
2017-0738,937
2017-0639,750
2017-0562,716
2017-0450,489
2017-0372,920
2017-0244,629
2017-0152,417
2016-1261,798
2016-1170,593
2016-1068,958
2016-09103,974
2016-0845,087
2016-0737,912
2016-0636,917
2016-0544,416
2016-0448,514
2016-0378,274
2016-0247,732
2016-0160,003
2015-1251,016
2015-1187,892
2015-1083,812
2015-0988,275
2015-0846,126
2015-0743,549

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Eric F. Wieschaus Medicine 1995

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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