University of Notre Dame: Statistics

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#148 of 14,131 In the World
#85 of 2,597 In North America
#75 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 55 In Indiana
#1 of 3 In Notre Dame
#11 of 1,052 For Philosophy
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Avg. cost to attend
$30,513 /y
Aid receiving
68%
Undergraduates
8,973
Graduates
4,166
Male:Female Ratio
53:47
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.nd.edu

University of Notre Dame Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Notre Dame has an acceptance rate of 15% and is among the top 4% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 15% 16% 14%
Applicants 23,642 11,450 12,192
Admissions 3,562 1,845 1,717
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,059 1,055 1,004

318 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

200 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
685 or 33%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1410
or below

75% of them
had 1550
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Notre Dame are 1410-1550 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
748 or 36%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 32
or below

75% of them
had 35
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Notre Dame are 32-35 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school record Required
College-preparatory program Recommended
Secondary school GPA Recommended
Secondary school rank Recommended
TOEFL Recommended
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 8209 (63%)
Nonresident Alien 1593 (12%)
Hispanic 1458 (11%)
Asian 649 (5%)
Two or more races 632 (5%)
Black or African American 433 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 126 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 15 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend University of Notre Dame is $30,513 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$30,513/year
Average aid awarded
$46,306
Students receiving aid
68%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $10,918
$30-48K $8,482
$48-75K $14,582
$75-110K $22,568
$110K+ $46,178

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $58,336$58,190
Tuition in-state $58,336$58,190
Tuition out-of-state $58,336$58,190
Fee in-district $507$472
Fee in-state $507$472
Fee out-of-state $507$472

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,919
Combined charge for room and board $16,304

University of Notre Dame majors

University of Notre Dame has granted 2,209 bachelor's degrees across 54 programs, 1,047 master's across 53 programs, and 422 doctorate degrees across 31 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Notre Dame.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Finance, General 266 35
Law 183
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 172
Political Science and Government, General 147 7 11
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 153 1 5
Mechanical Engineering 114 7 14
Accounting 106 26
Business & Commerce, General 37 83
Neuroscience 116
Computer and Information Sciences, General 113
Management Science 109 4
Theology & Theological Studies 14 55 20
Chemical Engineering 79 5 4
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 85
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 53 9 18
Biological and Physical Sciences 74
Psychology, General 67
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 50 16
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies 62
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 33 12 15
Civil Engineering, General 37 6 16
Mathematics and Statistics, Other 29 25 5
Architecture 46 6
Computer Engineering, General 16 17 19
Financial Mathematics 52
Business Administration and Management, General 51
Physics, General 21 12 18
English Language and Literature, General 33 7 10
International & Globalization Studies 19 29
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 48
Biochemistry 36 2 8
Computational Science 43
Engineering Science 42
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 41
Sociology, General 28 8 5
Mathematics, General 32 1 7
Chemistry, General 10 5 24
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 36
Design and Visual Communications, General 32 2
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 33
Philosophy 19 4 6
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 23 5
History, General 14 7 5
Anthropology, General 16 7 2
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 19 4
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 14 9
American & United States Studies & Civilization 22
Management Information Systems, General 19
Divinity & Ministry 17
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 17
Environmental Science 16
Music, General 14
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 8 5
Religious & Sacred Music 10 1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 6 2
Civil Engineering, Other 8
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 8
Spanish Language and Literature 6 1 1
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 7
Creative Writing 7
Fine & Studio Arts, General 2 4
Physics, Other 6
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 5
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4
Italian Language and Literature 3 1
Christian Studies 3
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 3
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 3
African-American & Black Studies 2
Arabic Language and Literature 2
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 1 1
Biomedical Sciences, General 1
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
Chemistry, Other 1
Chinese Language and Literature 1
Comparative Literature 1
French Language and Literature 1
Materials Engineering 1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Grand Total 2,209 1,047 422

University of Notre Dame has a graduation rate of 96%, which is among the 3% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 96% 95% 97%
  • Full-time retention rate - 98%

Publications & Citations

University of Notre Dame is a world-class research university with 52,681 scientific papers published and 2,055,698 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Medicine, Materials Science, Law, and Political Science.

Publications
52,681
Citations
2,055,698

Publication / Citation count by topic

Physics
11,831 / 555,103
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
11,028 / 197,187
Engineering
9,495 / 365,189
Chemistry
8,210 / 364,816
Biology
5,346 / 338,369
Computer Science
4,710 / 257,451
Medicine
4,580 / 134,420
Materials Science
4,423 / 159,338
Law
3,417 / 15,635
Political Science
3,221 / 29,973
Psychology
3,138 / 218,097
Business
2,799 / 106,356
Environmental Science
2,750 / 167,328
Mathematics
2,296 / 111,716
Economics
2,245 / 93,375
Sociology
2,012 / 53,163
Quantum and Particle physics
1,847 / 139,096
Atomic and Molecular physics
1,847 / 58,734
Nuclear Physics
1,694 / 91,544
Astrophysics and Astronomy
1,550 / 91,992
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,496 / 72,268
Philosophy
1,360 / 8,556
Demography
1,304 / 53,677
Automation and Control engineering
1,216 / 49,293
Art & Design
1,187 / 14,064
Condensed Matter Physics
1,145 / 32,052
Inorganic Chemistry
1,069 / 69,387
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
986 / 1,760
Social Psychology
979 / 89,304
History
932 / 3,462
Ecology
899 / 103,075
Nanotechnology
836 / 91,276
Biochemistry
783 / 38,213
Child Psychology
777 / 62,049
Optical Engineering
754 / 19,339
Organic Chemistry
605 / 23,556
Genetics
585 / 65,534
Geology
565 / 18,023
Oncology and Cancer research
542 / 13,880
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
533 / 43,707

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 556 6109
1992 540 6550
1993 580 7390
1994 666 8263
1995 672 8984
1996 724 9966
1997 825 11022
1998 867 12775
1999 962 14549
2000 1079 17508
2001 1130 20910
2002 1158 26285
2003 1247 35024
2004 1350 40941
2005 1535 50223
2006 1542 58209
2007 1677 66787
2008 1744 76298
2009 1864 86719
2010 1961 95571
2011 2316 108628
2012 2654 119853
2013 2561 133323
2014 2914 143092
2015 2853 146273
2016 2855 149278
2017 2910 150232
2018 2868 152562
2019 3072 168591
2020 3258 187846
2021 3106 199342
Academic rankings

University of Notre Dame alumni

  1. Amy Coney Barrett

    Amy Coney Barrett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 51)
    Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
    In 1997 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    judgejuristuniversity teacherhandmaidlawyer
    Biography

    Amy Vivian Coney Barrett is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth woman to serve on the court, she was nominated by President Donald Trump and has served since October 27, 2020. Barrett was a U.S. circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 2017 to 2020.

  2. Jim Caviezel

    Jim Caviezel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actorbasketball playertelevision actor
    Biography

    James Patrick Caviezel Jr. is an American film and television actor who played Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ (2004) and starred as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016). He also has played roles such as Slov in G.I. Jane (1997), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch in Angel Eyes (2001), and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).

  3. Condoleezza Rice

    Condoleezza Rice
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    pedagoguewriterautobiographerpolitical scientistpolitician
    Biography

    Condoleezza Rice is an American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 and as the 19th U.S. national security advisor from 2001 to 2005. Rice was the first female African-American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as national security advisor. Until the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008, Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, were the highest-ranking African Americans in the history of the federal executive branch (by virtue of the secretary of state standing fourth in the presidential line of succession). At the time of her appointment as Secretary of State, Rice was the highest-ranking woman in the history of the United States to be in the presidential line of succession.

  4. Nicholas Sparks

    Nicholas Sparks
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    athletics competitortaekwondo athletescreenwriterwriterfilm screenwriter
    Biography

    Nicholas Charles Sparks is an American romance novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published twenty-three novels, all New York Times bestsellers, and two works of non-fiction, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages. Among his works are The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle which, along with 8 other books, have been adapted as feature films.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Fighting Irish
ND
Notre Dame
Founded 1844
Motto Vita, Dulcedo, Spes
Colors blue, gold
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Session
Total FTE staff 5,864
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 400 Main Building
Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556
United States
City population 7,000
Phone 5746315000

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