After Saint Mary's College: graduation, pay and debt
Notre Dame, Indiana · Private · 1,458 undergrads
77% of Saint Mary's College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $69,044 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$69k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
77%
finish within six years.
71%
finish in four years.
88%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26k
median federal debt at graduation.
84%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
77%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
88%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
77%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
362
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
75%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
22%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
420
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$57,153
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$69,044
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
82%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$23,199
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,759
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$25,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
84%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
86%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
93%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers