Notre Dame is Number 8 on Pay List

2009-08-04T09:43:00-04:00

Notre Dame is No. 8 on pay list
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The University of Notre Dame is ranked No. 8 on PayScale.com’s new “College Salary Report,” a list of salaries of graduates from hundreds of colleges and universities.

The numbers represent 1.2 million users of the Web site who reported their salaries and educational credentials in a survey over the last year. The rankings are by median mid-career salary (minimum 10 years out of school).

Notre Dame’s median mid-career salary is listed as $121,000 and its starting median salary is $55,300. Topping the list among private universities is Dartmouth College, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

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Among public universities, the University of Michigan ranked No. 21, with a reported starting median salary of $51,700 and a median mid-career salary reported at $91,900. Others on that list include: Purdue University, $51,000 and $90,700; Indiana University Bloomington, $46,000 and $82,600; Michigan State University, $46,600 and $82,500; Western Michigan University, $42,100 and $75,700; and Ball State University, $37,800 and $65,500.

The data include only survey respondents whose highest academic degree is a bachelor’s degree.

In addition, PayScale ranks the “Top 10 College Majors that Lead to High Salaries.” They are listed in order as aerospace, chemical, computer and electrical engineering, followed by economics, physics, mechanical engineering, computer science, and industrial and environmental engineering.

The entire report is available by visiting http://www.payscale.com.

PayScale, based in Seattle, owns the largest database of online employee salary data in the world.

Notre Dame Hosts Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium

2009-08-04T08:30:00-04:00

The University of Notre Dame is hosting the fourth Regional Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium today (July 31) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Jordan Hall of Science. More than 150 undergraduate researchers from Notre Dame, Hope College and the University of Michigan will present the results of their summer research at the symposium.

Sponsored by the College of Science, the event provides a forum for students in physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, mathematics and engineering to present their research. Students from all three institutions have participated in a wide variety of programs including the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program funded by the National Science Foundation. Their research has applications to a broad range of fields including human health, finance, nuclear physics and ecology.
Notre Dame Hosts Regional Undergraduate Symposium

Student participation has grown significantly since the three schools launched the symposium three years ago. At the first symposium in 2006, 54 students presented and at the second symposium 98 students gave poster and oral presentations. Last year’s event was held at the University of Michigan with some 100 presentations, including cyber-presentations from REU students in Beijing.

Undergraduate researchers will be presenting at the following times in the Jordan Hall of Science:

Oral Presentation Session I
9 a.m. – noon Physics (Room 322)
11 a.m. – 12 noon Chemistry and Biochemistry (Room 101)
11 a.m. – 12 noon Biology (Room 105)

Poster Presentation Session
1 – 3 p.m. Galleria

Oral Presentations Session II
2 – 4:30 p.m. Physics (Room 322)
3 – 4 p.m. Chemistry and Biochemistry (Room 101)
3 – 4 p.m. Biology (Room 105)

The event is free and open to the public and more information is available at: www.science.nd.edu/surs.

Contact: Dominic Chaloner, College of Science Undergraduate Research Coordinator, Chaloner.1@nd.edu,

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Notre Dame is Number 8 on Pay List

Notre Dame Hosts Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium