Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Notre Dame, IN
Population 320,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12%)
Days Without Precipitation 228 (17%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,471
Men / Women 0% / 100%
From State 38%
From Region 40%

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Hispanic 16%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Saint Mary's College (IN) 323 0% / 100% 1% $69,109 60 97%
Applied Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $91,544 89
Chemistry 11 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,547 61
Computational and Applied Mathematics 7 0% / 100% 0% $90,954 88
Mathematics 6 0% / 100% 0% $73,675 69
Mathematics and Statistics 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $90,905 88
Physics 6 0% / 100% 0% $75,723 72
Biology 27 0% / 100% 4% $79,844 78 100%
Neuroscience 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% $70,482 63
Environmental Studies 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $56,792 25
Communication Sciences and Disorders 15 0% / 100% 0% $71,936 66 95%
Nursing 51 0% / 100% 0% $78,905 77 96%
Accounting 12 +1 0% / 100% 0% $100,881 94 96%
Business Administration 13 +3 0% / 100% 0% $82,354 81 93%
Economics 6 +2 0% / 100% 0% $81,537 80
Marketing 10 +1 0% / 100% 0% $79,116 77
Communication 17 +3 0% / 100% 0% $66,982 54 95%
Creative Writing 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $48,798 9
English 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $48,602 9
English Literature 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,250 10
History 6 +2 0% / 100% 0% $53,995 18
Humanities 4 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,956 14
International Studies 2 0% / 100% 50% $37,817 2 100%
Philosophy 4 +3 0% / 100% 0% $53,222 16
Political Science 11 +2 0% / 100% 0% $66,819 54 100%
Psychology 26 +3 0% / 100% 0% $56,534 24 100%
Religious Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,875 20
Social Work 4 0% / 100% 0% $52,995 16 100%
Sociology 10 +2 0% / 100% 0% $53,917 17
Spanish 4 +4 0% / 100% 0% $53,592 17 95%
Women's Studies 2 +4 0% / 100% 0% $55,748 22
Elementary Education 18 0% / 100% 0% $53,809 17 97%
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,326 18
Secondary Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Art History and Criticism $41,601 3
Fine Arts 9 0% / 100% 0% $41,541 3
Music 1 0% / 100% 0% $41,700 4
Music Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,537 19
Theater $38,538 2

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,510
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 33.4% 108 0% / 100% 1% $57,242 26 98%
Health Sciences 20.4% 66 0% / 100% 0% $77,321 75 96%
Business & Economics 12.7% 41 0% / 100% 0% $86,867 85 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.8% 35 0% / 100% 3% $77,704 75 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 10.8% 35 0% / 100% 0% $78,664 77
Education 6.2% 20 0% / 100% 0% $53,836 17 97%
Arts 4.0% 13 0% / 100% 0% $44,552 5
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 5 0% / 100% 0% $56,792 25

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 1130 – 1320
SAT Math Range 550 – 640
SAT RW Range 580 – 680