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Saint Mary's College is a private liberal arts college located in Notre Dame, Indiana. Saint Mary's College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Saint Mary's College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,655 10 years after enrolling, 9th in Indiana, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Saint Mary's College bachelor students earn 6% more than the national average. Saint Mary's College is ranked 8th in Indiana.
Saint Mary's College’s median net annual cost of $23,625 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Saint Mary's College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Psychology, Comms & Media Studies, Communication disorder sciences, Romance Language & Linguistics - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,625
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: #150
Economic score: 2.09
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #189
Economic score: 4.48
Education
Rank: #185
Economic score: 5.48
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Saint Mary's College - Communication disorder sciences - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 79% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Saint Mary's College is 19% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Saint Mary's College, Pell Grant recipients represent 26% of the measured graduating class, 9% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Saint Mary's College graduates within 4.2 years.
Saint Mary's College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Saint Mary's College’s economic mobility score of 21.51 is calculated by adjusting the 1.67 economic score of lower-income students by the 26% pell grant recipients within the student body. Saint Mary's College’s EMS of 21.51 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Saint Mary's College pays $23,625 a year, $38,465 less than the $62,090 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,625
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Saint Mary's College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,625 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,549. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,152
Pell grants
$4,762
State grants
$7,459
Institutional grants
$30,711
Saint Mary's College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 83% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,351 applicants, of which 1,953 were admitted and 375 enrolled. Saint Mary's College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
95%
59%
In-state
35%
68%
1st generation
20%
35%
White
76%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
15%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%