Notre Dame, Indiana · Private Non-Profit
Chemical Engineering at University of Notre Dame
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 205 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~205
- Schools with reported signal
- 192
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 11.3%
- Graduation rate
- 95.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $26,780/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $107,120
- Median debt
- $19,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $99,980/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 192 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($6,814 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($31,189 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 45% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 3.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 1.1% reported share · $3,776 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.8% reported share · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 2.2% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 4.1% reported share · $16,075 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 8.5% reported share · $9,873 net A+ CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · 0.2% reported share · $5,297 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Chemical Engineering accounts for 2.3% of reported programs at University of Notre Dame, which is bigger than 85% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 205 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Notre Dame's average net price is $26,780 per year, about $107,120 over four years. That is $6,814 above the $19,966 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $99,980 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $31,189 above the $68,791 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Notre Dame #86 of 192 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.