BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, Indiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·saintmarys.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
—
Total enrollment
1,601
peer median 1,114
Avg net price
$25,292
+$1.7k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,588
2,588 candidates competed
Admitted
1,966
76.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
396
20.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
69%
4-year graduation
64%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%
Full-time retention
88%

Pell equity

17.1pp gap
Pell recipients
57%64 of 112
Non-Pell (all)
74%214 of 289
Subsidized loan, no Pell
76%96 of 127
No Federal Aid
73%118 of 162

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 43 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
43
Passing
11
25.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing11 · 25.6%
  • No Data32 · 74.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
10
No data
32

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.7%
$60,514 vs $60,112
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+42.4%
$49,555 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+48.4%
$51,665 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+67.3%
$58,218 vs $34,808
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+90.6%
$66,335 vs $34,808
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+91.3%
$66,587 vs $34,808
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+96.5%
$68,409 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+111.0%
$73,449 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.7%
+$402

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
68%
$41,000 debt · $60,514 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$27,000 debt · $51,665 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,218 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
41%
$27,000 debt · $66,335 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
39%
$26,913 debt · $68,409 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$26,000 debt · $66,587 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$26,944 debt · $73,449 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
36%
$27,000 debt · $74,623 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1922Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 7

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Feb 2020Initial Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  4. Oct 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Feb 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,760
$30–48k$18,152
$48–75k$21,014
$75–110k$23,680
$110k+$30,443

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,292
+$1,697vs Baccalaureate median $23,596
Federal loans
56.0%
In-state tuition
$53,230
Out-of-state
$53,230

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 394 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $11.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
394
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,428,827 total
Direct Loans
$11.3M
1,553 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
521 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
723 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$909K
54 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.9M
239 loan awards
Grad PLUS$395K
16 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 342 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
342
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.0%
2017
3.1%
2018
1.2%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Saint Mary's College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs45
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

320 total completions
01Health Professions
8626.9%
02Business
4012.5%
03Biological Sciences
3611.3%
04Social Sciences
3310.3%
05Psychology
299.1%
06Education
247.5%
07Communication
206.3%
08Mathematics
195.9%
09Physical Sciences
185.6%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
154.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,601
12-mo unduplicated
1,730
Undergraduate
1,625
Graduate
105

Gender split

Men
1%25
Women
99%1,705

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.3%
Hispanic
16.4%
Two or more
3.3%
Black
2.2%
Asian
1.5%
Unknown
1.0%
Non-resident
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.66
1 offenses · 1,518 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.661 yr ago0.66Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor05

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
154

Saint Mary's College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Saint Mary's College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSaint Mary's College
69%—1,601$25,292Baccalaureate
DePauw University
75%57.2%1,917$22,264Baccalaureate
Hanover College
67%83.7%1,243$21,829Baccalaureate
Franklin College
60%69.8%985$22,855Baccalaureate
Wabash College
77%63.3%866$24,336Baccalaureate
Earlham College
69%73.1%753$24,714Baccalaureate
Peer group median69%69.8%1,114$23,596

Institutions like Saint Mary's College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Saint Mary's College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Saint Mary's College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Address
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN 46556

The OIR contributes to the College mission by providing consistent and reliable data to inform and support information-driven decision-making, institutional planning, and the assessment of student learning. The OIR collaborates with College community members to identify information needs and disseminate clear findings.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Julie Sisco
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Elizabeth Juarez
    Business Intelligence Specialist

Common Data Set

Saint Mary's College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Total enrollment
1,517
1,423 UG · 94 grad
6-yr graduation rate
77%
First-year retention
84%
Student–faculty ratio
9.7 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$31,418
after avg need-based grant
01

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$69,490
Tuition
$52,11075%
Fees
$1,1202%
Room & board
$14,26021%
Books
$3000%
Other
$1,7002%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $69,490 (2023-2024).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$69,490
Net (aided)
$31,418
Avg need grant
$38,072

Sticker $69,490 → about $31,418 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($38,072); 90% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Institutional87.3%
Federal5.8%
State5.2%
External sources1.7%

87% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
70%
Avg debt
$37,358

70% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $37,358 on average.

02

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
77%
Retention
84%

6-year graduation rate 77%; first-year retention 84%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students77%
Pell recipients74%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 2 pts below the overall rate (74% vs 77%).

03

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students83
10-19 students133
20-29 students129
30-39 students28
40-49 students6
50-99 students5
100+ students0

56% of classes have under 20 students; 1% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
9.7 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
70%
Women faculty
72%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Health professions and related programs17.44%
Business/marketing13.08%
Education9.81%
Psychology9.54%
Biological/life sciences7.9%
Communication/journalism5.99%
Mathematics and statistics5.72%
Interdisciplinary studies5.45%

STEM-dominant: ~18% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

04

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White77.0%
Hispanic/Latino14.0%
Two or more races3.4%
Black or African American2.3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown1.1%
Asian1.1%
Nonresidents1.0%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander0.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
14
Share
1%

1% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Undergraduate
1,42394%
Graduate
946%

1,423 undergraduates and 94 graduate students.

05

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
100
Admitted
41
Enrolled
17

100 transfer applicants → 41 admitted (41.0%) → 17 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Saint Mary's College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Saint Mary's College.

What is the graduation rate at Saint Mary's College?

Saint Mary's College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Saint Mary's College?

Saint Mary's College reports a total enrollment of 1,601 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Saint Mary's College?

The average net price at Saint Mary's College is $25,292 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Saint Mary's College?

Saint Mary's College's yield rate is 20.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Saint Mary's College located?

Saint Mary's College is located in Notre Dame, Indiana 46556.

Who runs Institutional Research at Saint Mary's College?

Saint Mary's College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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