Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Indiana · Also known as St. Mary's College St Mary's College · Website
$59,354
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,354
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Mary's College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Notre Dame, Indiana with 1,458 undergraduates and 96 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,292 a year (tuition and fees $53,230). It admits 76% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,354 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,292
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,230
US median $11,837
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,354
Rank 830 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,292
- Tuition and fees
- $53,230
- Cost of attendance
- $66,478
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,760
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,152
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,014
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,680
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,443
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $37,400 in 2015-16 to $53,230 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1,246
- SAT reading, middle
- 588
- SAT math, middle
- 573
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 1,458
- Graduate students
- 96
- Part-time students
- 0.2%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 43
- Endowment
- $321.9M
- Other
- Women only, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 830 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 126 in Indiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,292 | $19,432 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,230 | $10,090 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 62% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $16,666 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,470 | $36,186 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,354 | $43,603 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
43 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $27,000 | $74,962 | $80,396 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $26,733 | $32,213 | $58,218 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $41,286 | $51,665 | $47,382 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 27 | $41,000 | $56,123 | $60,514 | $67,030 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $52,891 | $73,449 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | Withheld | $68,409 | $57,214 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $32,322 | $66,335 | $56,359 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,500 | Withheld | $66,587 | $58,928 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | $25,164 | Withheld | $59,972 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $71,234 | $98,107 | $76,194 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Data ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,555 | $51,790 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,623 | $63,293 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $91,532 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Notre Dame and Indiana on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Indiana
- Homes: Homes for sale in Indiana
Questions and answers
How much does Saint Mary's College cost?
$25,292 a year is the average net price at Saint Mary's College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,230, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $66,478. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,760 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Mary's College?
76% of applicants are admitted to Saint Mary's College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,246 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Indiana is 80%.
How much do Saint Mary's College graduates earn?
$59,354 a year is the median pay of former Saint Mary's College students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,470 after 6 years). That ranks 830 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 126 in Indiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $74,962.
How much student debt do Saint Mary's College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Mary's College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Mary's College?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Mary's College finish within 6 years. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Saint Mary's College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (47 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (35 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (31 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 43 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.