Notre Dame College

Admissions

80% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. 3,348 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield is low at 9%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.

Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)

These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.

IPEDS Admissions · 2024

Academics

Completion is the problem here: 36% graduate within six years. First-year retention is 69% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. 40% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. At 14:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.

Financial Aid

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Average net price after grant aid is $20,606 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $18,707 at $0–30k against $25,243 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $25,926. Borrowing is widespread: 61% take federal loans.

Net price by family income

The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24