UND News (General)

[RDU Irish]

LOL. I am 1000% positive that these represent guaranteed minimums. A family that makes $60,000 per year is not paying $20,000 a year.

It certainly could apply to those in the top of each of these ranges.

We had two kids go to ND graduating in 2020 and 2023. The financial aid was amazing then and it sounds like it is improving. Our family income at the time may have been in the $115k range and our kids had tuition fully covered and only had to pay around half of the portion of the room and board figure.

But yes the ND Administration is evil.

Pretty good deal congrats. I'm jaded by my mid 90s experiences with the financial aid office. I tell people to wait for the financial aid package before knocking any school off your list.

 

[TorontoGold]

Roughly $70k/year tuition and $20k/year room & board.

$60,001 to $150,000 per year income family pays $20,000/year (33% to 13% of their annual top line income)
$150,001 to $200,000 per year of income - pay $55,000/year ($20k plus half of $70k) or 37% to 28% of income
Over $200k - 90k cost = 45% of family income

"Beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, Notre Dame will ensure that families with annual income below $150,000 will receive need-based financial aid that covers the cost of tuition. Families with income below $200,000 will receive need-based aid that covers half the cost of tuition. In addition, most students from families with annual income below $60,000 will receive need-based financial aid that covers tuition, fees, housing and food."

Refuse to address the absurdity of $90k cost of attendance while slapping yourself on the back about "affordability" where demanding a third of a family's paycheck is altruistic. And that is pretax.

ND just got another 100k in billables for CPA’s with clients that have kids applying to ND. Another perfect opportunity for *tax planning*

 

[ndfanatic78]

So if stay a single dad and dont take any raises in the next 18 yrs my boy is going to ND for free baby!!!!

 

[tirishman505]

I remember articles in the Observer back when I was a student about how ND was moving out of reach of the middle class student. That was when all in it was less than $18K a year. It's absurd they've let it get this bad.

 

[allenm5333]

So if stay a single dad and dont take any raises in the next 18 yrs my boy is going to ND for free baby!!!!

Just get divorced right before financial aid is due. I know a guy whose parents did that

 

[Blazers46]

Just get divorced right before financial aid is due. I know a guy whose parents did that

Curious how they treat emancipated kids.

 

[stlnd01]

I remember articles in the Observer back when I was a student about how ND was moving out of reach of the middle class student. That was when all in it was less than $18K a year. It's absurd they've let it get this bad.

It is. But also basically every top-tier private school costs in this same ballpark of $85-$100K. I realize they all offer aid to varying degrees, and lots of students aren't paying full freight. But I keep waiting for one of them to just be like "fuck it, we're just gonna charge $30,000." Never happens.

 

[DomeFieldAdvantage]

It is. But also basically every top-tier private school costs in this same ballpark of $85-$100K. I realize they all offer aid to varying degrees, and lots of students aren't paying full freight. But I keep waiting for one of them to just be like "fuck it, we're just gonna charge $30,000." Never happens.

There have been a decent number of struggling schools that have done exactly this. The problem is, we humans have stupid little monkey brains that subconsciously equate price with quality.

If anything, I'm waiting for the exact opposite. We already saw the corrupt admissions practices that were brought to attention by Operation Varsity Blues. I want some very desirable school to just put it out there in the open and publicly auction off some admissions offers each year.