10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$211,880at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · 52 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 47 · Federal debt reported for 35
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Positive payoff
+$211,880 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
5.8 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
+74%Estimated return after 10 years
$94,900Observed earnings · year 5
$79,750Highest annual price before payoff reaches $0
The price benchmark is $52,970 per year below this threshold.
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What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $17,900 housing and food allowance plus $1,950 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$319,000
$20,000Annual price+$239,000
$27,000Current college-wide context+$211,000
$40,000Annual price+$159,000
$60,000Annual price+$79,000
$80,000Annual price−$1,000
$100,000Annual price−$81,000
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students study without distance-education courses.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Indiana run 7% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$26,780Average net price / year
$83,271Cost of attendance
$19,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$201/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$94,900Median earnings · year 5 after completion
95.2%Completion rate
11.3%Admission rate
1,520Average SAT score
34ACT midpoint
8,818Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about University of Notre Dame
What does University of Notre Dame cost?
University of Notre Dame reports an average annual net price of $26,780 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do University of Notre Dame graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $94,900 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do University of Notre Dame graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $19,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at University of Notre Dame worth the same?
No. The current release contains 52 field-and-degree records for University of Notre Dame; 47 report year-4 earnings and 35 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
13,568Students enrolled at any point
9,073Undergraduate students
4,495Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
94% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
416 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
92% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$99,391Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$93,963Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$102,205Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income89%
Middle income92%
Higher income94%
Undergraduate student composition
White59%
Black5%
Hispanic15%
Asian6%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$70,362Year 1
$100,684Year 4
$94,900Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · First Professional Degree$182,1862Business Administration, Management and Operations · First Professional Degree$166,6043Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$160,3134Finance and Financial Management Services · First Professional Degree$152,6675Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$142,9706Law · First Professional Degree$142,6997Engineering Science · Master's Degree$137,2748Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Bachelor's Degree$124,557Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · $160,313 reported+92%vs same-degree national median$19,000federal debt2Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree · $102,801 reported+75%vs same-degree national median$19,000federal debt3Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · $64,880 reported+63%vs same-degree national median$19,000federal debt4Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $111,444 reported+63%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · $83,414 reported+62%vs same-degree national median$20,250federal debt6Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree · $85,619 reported+56%vs same-degree national median$19,250federal debt
Comparable colleges in IN
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Terre Haute, IN
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $42,513
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $98,978
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +54%
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
- Annual net price
- $21,827
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,777
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -7%
Saint Mary's College
- Annual net price
- $25,292
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,300
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
- Annual net price
- $22,866
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,044
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing the 40 highest-earning records from 52 field-and-degree records. Use the program directory to search the complete set.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | First Professional Degree | $182,186 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | First Professional Degree | $166,604 | Not available | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $160,313 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | First Professional Degree | $152,667 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $142,970 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $142,699 | Not available | Not reported |
| Engineering Science | Master's Degree | $137,274 | Not available | Not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $124,557 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $123,663 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $122,821 | Not available | Not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $122,637 | $19,965 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | First Professional Degree | $122,025 | Not available | Not reported |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $116,010 | Not available | 21 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $115,909 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $113,614 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $112,828 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $111,444 | Not available | Not reported |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $110,029 | $21,500 | Not reported |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,022 | $24,000 | Not reported |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $102,801 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Doctoral Degree | $101,099 | Not available | 28 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,859 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $94,297 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | First Professional Degree | $92,953 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $92,118 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,088 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,781 | $20,100 | Not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $85,619 | $19,250 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $83,414 | $20,250 | Not reported |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $82,983 | $28,419 | Not reported |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $82,270 | Not available | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | First Professional Degree | $80,588 | Not available | Not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Master's Degree | $78,951 | Not available | Not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $75,950 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $75,832 | $19,250 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $70,423 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,793 | $19,015 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,704 | $19,800 | Not reported |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $65,458 | $19,500 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $64,880 | $19,000 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Search every University of Notre Dame program record →Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.