Fees and Expenses

In the undergraduate colleges, the University is essentially a residence school for full-time students. The Office of Residential Life requires students to live on campus for six semesters. Permission to live off campus must be obtained from the Office of Residential Life. The fees listed below are for the academic year 2026–27 and are subject to change according to factors operating within the economy that affect universities as well as the country as a whole. 

Campus Resident Student

The basic fee for the academic year 2026–27 is $44,393.00 per semester. This fee entitles the student to instruction and tuition for the semester; meals in the University dining halls; a room in a residence hall; the use of the general library and the departmental libraries; admission to many lectures, concerts, and entertainment in Washington Hall and DeBartolo Performing Arts Center; the use of the Rockne Memorial, the Joyce Center, the Smith Center for Recreational Sports, the athletic fields, and the University golf course (there is a nominal fee for the use of the golf course); a copy of each issue of the Scholastic (the news magazine of the University) and a copy of the Dome (the yearbook of the University) in the second semester.

Off-Campus Student

The tuition and fees for the full-time off-campus student is $34,897.00 per semester for the academic year 2026–27, which entitles the student to instruction for the semester and those things listed above under the total fee for the campus resident student. For the off-campus student requiring board and lodging at the University Health Services in time of illness, there is a daily charge.

Part-Time Undergraduate Student

An undergraduate degree-seeking student must be in full-time status each semester. Any undergraduate student who is enrolled in at least 12 credit hours is considered full-time. A student who believes that special circumstances may require him or her to carry fewer than 12 semester hours in any semester (including a senior in his or her last semester) must seek approval to be part-time from his or her respective college. This request and conversion, if approved, must be made before the sixth class day of a fall or spring semester. If permission is granted, the dean will notify the Office of Student Accounts of the change of status and an adjustment to tuition will be made if necessary. There will be no adjustment of tuition unless permission is given by the dean and the class schedule is changed before the sixth class day of the fall or spring semester.

Undergraduate Mandatory Fees

Undergraduate mandatory fees of $257.00 are charged to the student account each semester. These fees include the items listed below, which support the essential infrastructure, health services, and student activities that enhance the student’s university experience. These semester charges assist in providing all students with access to vital academic resources, wellness programs, and campus-wide initiatives.

  • Technology Fee: The Technology Fee provides partial funding for the University’s enterprise-wide technology infrastructure, which delivers all students access to the internet, e-mail, courseware, campus clusters, and a wide array of the latest software. It also provides for growth in student services, including course and degree requirements, web registration, and value-added internet-related capabilities.
  • Health Center Access Fee: The Health Center Access Fee provides students with access to all services at University Health Services and the University Counseling Center, including 24-hour medical assistance, counseling, mental health assistance, alcohol and drug education programs, as well as health education and wellness programs. It also provides partial funding to address the increasing needs of student health and wellness, as well as funding to maintain health facilities. Please visit the University Health Services website for further information regarding medical fees.
  • Student Activity Fee: The Undergraduate Student Activity Fee supports student body-sponsored events held on campus and student government activities.
  • Observer Fee: The Observer Fee provides students with access to the daily student newspaper.

Global Study Program Administrative Fee   

The Global Study Program Administrative Fee is a per-semester fee charged to undergraduate students participating in a ND Global Study Abroad Program, including the Washington DC Program. It provides for University of Notre Dame credits and grades for approved courses in the program. It also provides:

  • Funding for publicizing the program.
  • Advising students.
  • Communicating with the program’s home university or institute.
  • Communicating with interested Notre Dame faculty.
  • Administration of students' participation in the program.

Student Accident and Illness Insurance Plan

To assist in financing any medical or hospital bills, a student health insurance plan is available to students. Notre Dame requires incoming undergraduate students, all international students, and returning students who have not previously waived out of the plan to have health insurance coverage comparable to the University Plan; therefore, they are automatically enrolled in and charged for the student health insurance plan.

Students who do not wish to participate in this plan, and have other comparable health insurance coverage, may submit a request to waive the health insurance. Please note that the waiver request must be submitted annually by the published deadline or the student will be responsible for paying the cost of the insurance. For information on the current insurance rates and the waiver request process, please visit the University Health Services website at https://uhs. nd.edu/insurance-billing/.

Information regarding the University-sponsored plan is mailed to the student’s home address in July and is also available online at: https://uhs.nd.edu/insurance-billing/. Additional information is available in University Health Services by calling the Office of Insurance and Accounts at 574-631-1882.

The cost of the premium for the 2026–27 academic year is detailed on the University Health Service website at uhs.nd.edu.

Payment Regulations

IRISHPAY is the University’s online student account billing statement and payment system available to both students and their authorized payers. Statements are generated on a monthly basis. The fall semester student account statement is issued in early July; the spring statement is issued in early December. These statements list basic semester charges for tuition, fees, and room and meals. Additional statements for personal charges, including bookstore, health services, laundry and other miscellaneous charges are issued on a monthly basis. All fees and required deposits are to be paid in advance of each semester.

Secure online payment may be made using eCheck through IRISHPAY. Remittance should be made payable to the University of Notre Dame. The University does not accept credit card payments. Notre Dame students taking certain courses at Saint Mary’s College that carry special fees will be billed for such charges according to Saint Mary’s rates.

Room and meal charges will be adjusted/credited on a prorated basis throughout the entire semester.

Monthly Payment Plan

The University makes available a monthly payment plan administered by Nelnet, the company that provides and supports IRISHPAY. This plan allows families to make payments over a 10-month period rather than make two larger payments, one at the beginning of each semester.

The annual fee to enroll in the program is $50.  For additional information or to enroll in the plan, call Nelnet toll-free at 888-470-6014 or visit  studentaccounts.nd.edu/payments.

Separation Regulation

Any graduate, law, graduate business*, or undergraduate student who at any time within the school year wishes to separate from the University should contact the Office of the Registrar. To avoid failure in all classes for the semester and to receive any financial adjustment, the separating student must obtain the appropriate clearance from the dean of his or her college and from the Office of Student Affairs.

If the separation date is prior to the first day of classes, a full tuition credit will be made to the student’s University account. If the separation date is on or after the first day of classes and before the last day for course discontinuance at the University, the tuition fee is subject to a prorated adjustment/credit, as explained below. In the special circumstance that a student is forced to separate for military service or separates because of protracted illness, the University will grant a financial credit to the student’s University account for that portion of tuition charged for the semester in which he or she separated and did not receive academic credit, even if the separation occurs after the last day for course discontinuance.

Students receiving University and/or Federal Title IV financial assistance who separate from the University within the first sixty percent (60%) of the semester are not entitled to the use or benefit of University and/or Federal Title IV funds beyond their separation date. Such funds shall be returned promptly to the entity that issued them, on a pro rata basis, and the return of such funds to the issuing entity will be reflected on the student’s University account. When a student separates from the University after the first sixty percent (60%) of the semester, the student is entitled to the full benefit of the University and/or Federal Title IV funds awarded to him/her and no such funds are required to be returned to the issuing entity.

In order to determine the percentage of a semester that has been completed, count the number of days completed up to, and including, the separation date and then divide that number by the total days in the semester. (Any break of five days or more (e.g., Fall Break, Spring Break) is not counted as part of the days in the term.) The resultant percentage is the percentage of a semester that has been completed and also reflects the percentage of University and/ or Federal Title IV aid earned by the student. The Academic Calendar posted on the Registrar’s website is the authoritative source for counting total and completed semester days for the purpose of this calculation.

When Federal Title IV funds must be returned because the student has not completed more than 60% of the semester, the amount that must be returned is based on the percentage of the student’s Federal Title IV aid that is unearned, as determined using the following formula:

  • Federal Title IV aid to be returned = (100% minus the percentage of Federal Title IV aid earned by the student), multiplied by the total amount of Federal Title IV aid that could have been disbursed to the student during the semester if the student did not separate.

If a student earned less Federal Title IV aid than was disbursed as of the separation date, the University would be required to return a portion of the funds. Once Federal Title IV aid funds are returned by the University to the relevant federal program, the student borrower may have a remaining balance due to the University. A letter of explanation which specifies the amount owed and an updated statement are sent to the parent or student.

If a student earned more Federal Title IV aid than was disbursed to him/her by the University as of the separation date, the University would owe the student a post-withdrawal disbursement, which must be paid within 180 days of the student’s separation date. A letter of explanation about the disbursement of funds due to the student and an updated statement is sent to the parent or student.

This Separation Regulation may change subject to federal regulations.