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Financial Aid
Your gift toward financial aid makes a Notre Dame education accessible to students who rely on need-based aid to attend the University.
Notre Dame’s mission comes alive through its students—talented, faith-filled young people with the zeal to carry that mission into the world. These future leaders will be forces for good in every field and every community. Together, we can open Notre Dame’s doors to every admitted student, ensuring that financial barriers never limit the power of their potential.
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Financial Aid by the numbers
Notre Dame reduces financial barriers to a transformative education so students can focus on what truly matters: an exceptional education that will shape their future.
100%
of every admitted student's demonstrated financial need is met by the University
70%
of undergraduate students receive financial aid
$60,000
average financial aid award in 2025-26
0
loans included in financial aid offers
Named Endowed Scholarships
Through endowed scholarships, Notre Dame is able to meet 100% of every student’s demonstrated financial need without loans—freeing students to focus on what truly matters: learning, research, spiritual formation, and becoming the leaders and global citizens they are called to be.
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Diocesan Scholars Program
The Notre Dame Diocesan Scholars Program provides full-tuition scholarships to exceptional students from Catholic high schools—ensuring that cost never prevents them from joining and enriching the Notre Dame community.
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