Nearby colleges
Colleges near Notre Dame, IN
10 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Notre Dame, Indiana — 3 in Notre Dame itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Notre Dame by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Southwestern Michigan College ($6,417)
- Median in-state tuition (10 reporting)
- $29,896
- Median net price after aid (9 reporting)
- $21,803
- Highest graduation rate
- University of Notre Dame (97%)
- Most selective
- University of Notre Dame (12% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- University of Notre Dame (13,129 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Notre Dame
Nearest first. Showing 10 of 10. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Notre Dame campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross College | <1 mi | Notre Dame, IN | $36,600 | $26,728 | 75% | 29% | University |
| Saint Mary's College | <1 mi | Notre Dame, IN | $53,230 | $25,292 | 76% | 69% | University |
| University of Notre Dame | <1 mi | Notre Dame, IN | $62,693 | $27,823 | 12% | 97% | University |
| John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences | 2 mi | South Bend, IN | $20,605 | $23,304 | 82% | Not reported | University |
| Indiana University-South Bend | 3 mi | South Bend, IN | $8,424 | $8,653 | 84% | 40% | University |
| Bethel University | 3 mi | Mishawaka, IN | $18,168 | $21,803 | 97% | 35% | University |
| Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary | 15 mi | Elkhart, IN | $24,735 | Not reported | 75% | Not reported | University |
| Andrews University | 19 mi | Berrien Springs, MI | $35,056 | $12,547 | 82% | 72% | University |
| Southwestern Michigan College | 20 mi | Dowagiac, MI | $6,417 | $5,978 | 100% | 38% | Community college |
| Goshen College | 24 mi | Goshen, IN | $38,890 | $14,493 | 84% | 65% | University |
What the Notre Dame area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Notre Dame CampusPin finds 10 colleges. 3 of them are in Notre Dame itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Notre Dame campus cluster.
- Southwestern Michigan College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 10 nearby colleges listed, at $6,417. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 1 of the 10 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Notre Dame is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Notre Dame anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Notre Dame, IN?
- CampusPin finds 10 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Notre Dame, Indiana. That includes 3 located in Notre Dame itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Notre Dame?
- Of the colleges on this page, Holy Cross College in Notre Dame is the nearest to the Notre Dame campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Notre Dame?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Notre Dame, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Notre Dame come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
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Suggested citation
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