Quad
Boston
U. Notre Dame

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    U. Notre Dame costs about $16K less per year on average than Boston ($50,602 vs. $66,646, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Notre Dame's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Boston

    Aid generosity

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Boston$66.6K
U. Notre Dame$50.6K
Aid generosity
Boston26%
U. Notre Dame39%
Net price, with grants
Boston$32.5K
U. Notre Dame$29.3K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Boston40%
U. Notre Dame61%
Average grant
Boston$57K
U. Notre Dame$54K
Aid from the college
Boston40%
U. Notre Dame60%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Boston$89.6K
U. Notre Dame$83.3K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Boston$89.6K
U. Notre Dame$83.3K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Boston$67.7K
U. Notre Dame$62.7K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Boston$67.7K
U. Notre Dame$62.7K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
BostonNot reported
U. Notre DameNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • BostonPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $52K

  • U. Notre DamePublished data end at $110K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricBostonU. Notre Dame
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 12% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $52K (proxy)–
Published promise –No tuition under $150K · 2026–27

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricBostonU. Notre Dame
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricBostonU. Notre Dame
Aid forms FAFSA · Noncustodial · Business/Farm–
Aid priority date or deadline February 1 (priority)–
Need met, first-years 100%–
Average aid package, first-years $62,865–
College grant dollars given as merit 6%–
Aid for international students 20 students, average $39.6K–

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Boston College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrants;Boston College Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;College Scorecard, most recent release;Boston College (2026–27), 2026–27;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Notre Dame (2026–27), 2026–27About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why