MNA Tuition & Financial Aid
Tuition
2023-2024 tuition for the 36-hour residential MNA degree is $42,100. The MNA student expense budget can be found here at Notre Dame’s Office of Financial Aid.
Fellowships and Partner Organizations
The MNA program offers merit-based fellowship funds to qualifying students each year via the online application. Students eligible for fellowships must meet all of the following criteria:
- Outstanding academic performance
- Strong commitment to a career in the nonprofit sector
- Demonstrated potential for leadership
Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Fellowship
The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business is partnering with the Peace Corps to offer financial help to returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Annually, the Master of Nonprofit Administration or Executive Master of Nonprofit Administration programs will provide a fellowship covering 25% of tuition to a qualifying returned Peace Corps Volunteer accepted into one of the Master of Nonprofit Administration degree programs. Additional Peace Corps applicants will be given consideration for other merit-based scholarships and financial aid awards based on the strength of their application.
The partnership is part of the Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows program that offers financial benefits such as scholarships, reduced tuition, and university credit in graduate degree programs at more than 90 participating colleges and universities. In addition to their academic studies, Coverdell Fellows participants apply the experience they acquired as volunteers abroad to programs that benefit underserved communities.
The Coverdell Fellow partnership is part of a historical relationship between the University of Notre Dame and the Peace Corps. Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC, President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame, provided advice and support in the 1960’s to Sargent Shriver, the first Peace Corps Director. Since then, the University has become one of the country’s top Peace Corps volunteer-producing schools.
The Master of Nonprofit Administration at Notre Dame was founded in 1954 by Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC, to address the business administration needs of the Catholic healthcare system, today the programs provide an exceptional business education through a nonprofit lens focused on essential issues including the study of philanthropy, making an impact through administrative effectiveness, accountability, and revenue generation, as well as the core disciplines of business. Programs are housed within the Mendoza College of Business, a top 20 business school.
Please indicate that you are applying for the Coverdell fellowship when submitting your application by including a section within the Personal Statement describing the activities and programs you’ve been involved in during your time in the Peace Corps.
Applying for Financial Aid
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the official application for federal student aid at the University of Notre Dame.
Loans
The Office of Financial Aid is responsible for loan opportunities.
Cost of Living
South Bend, Indiana’s cost of living is 14% lower than the national average. Click through the slides below to get a snapshot of the lower everyday costs MNA students can expect to find in the area.