Expected Family Contribution

For first-year students who demonstrated financial need in Fall 2021, the median need-based scholarship was $50,000.

To give you an idea of how your family could fund a Notre Dame education, the chart below reflects the class entering in 2021.

The median (amount that falls in the middle) and the range are provided to give you a sense of the commitment the University makes in providing need-based scholarship in order to reduce the price a family will pay.

2021-2022 Academic Year Tuition and Fees: $58,843 + Room and Meals: $16,304 = $75,147

2021 Incoming First-year Class

Parent Income Ranges	Students	Median University Scholarship	Middle Range of Scholarships
Under $40,000	150	$69,650	$64,025 - $71,950
$40,000 - $65,000	116	$66,950	$63,188 - $71,650
$65,000 - $80,000	69	$61,200	$52,250 - $64,700
$80,000 - $100,000	67	$58,900	$50,350- $62,900
$100,000 - $140,000	137	$50,800	$44,200 - $56,200
$140,000 - $180,000	151	$44,400	$37,550 - $51,050
$180,000 - $250,000	177	$32,200	$21,800 - $40,800
$250,000*	167**	$20,700	$10,338 - $28,700
Total	1,034	$50,000	$32,450 - $64,300
The figures above include University Scholarships, Federal Pell, and Supplemental Grants. *Most who qualify have two (or more) children in college and average assets. **Includes a small number of scholarship recipients for whom we don't have household income data.

Learn More

Current student Bailey Jordan explains the Expected Family Contribution.