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#160 of 14,131 In the World
#86 of 2,597 In North America
#76 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 55 In Indiana
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Avg. cost to attend
$28,474 /y
Aid receiving
68%
Undergraduates
8,971
Graduates
4,134
Male:Female Ratio
52:48
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 13% 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 13% 14% 12%
Applicants 26,509 12,958 13,551
Admissions 3,421 1,789 1,632
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,037 1,058 979

451 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

269 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
731 or 36%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1450
or below

75% of them
had 1550
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Notre Dame are 1450-1550 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
628 or 31%
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

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

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 7862 (60%)
Nonresident Alien 1721 (13%)
Hispanic 1532 (12%)
Two or more races 663 (5%)
Asian 663 (5%)
Black or African American 470 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 158 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 16 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend University of Notre Dame is $28,474 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
$28,474/year
Average aid awarded
$49,859
Students receiving aid
68%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $9,201
$30-48K $7,659
$48-75K $14,445
$75-110K $25,532
$110K+ $48,006

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $59,794$59,644
Tuition in-state $59,794$59,644
Tuition out-of-state $59,794$59,644
Fee in-district $507$472
Fee in-state $507$472
Fee out-of-state $507$472

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,831
Combined charge for room and board $16,710

University of Notre Dame majors

University of Notre Dame has granted 2,163 bachelor's degrees across 56 programs, 1,288 master's across 54 programs, and 498 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 260 46
Business Administration and Management, General 212
Law 211
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 204
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 143 1 6
Political Science and Government, General 132 5 8
Computer and Information Sciences, General 140
Management Science 132 7
Mechanical Engineering 102 9 21
Business & Commerce, General 37 84
Neuroscience 115
Chemical Engineering 78 13 20
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 80 11 18
Accounting 66 22
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 86
Theology & Theological Studies 13 56 15
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 64 13
Mathematics and Statistics, Other 44 21 10
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 45 13 16
Psychology, General 71
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 69
Civil Engineering, General 44 5 15
Physics, General 26 22 16
Computer Engineering, General 16 21 26
Financial Mathematics 62
Biological and Physical Sciences 57
Engineering Science 54
English Language and Literature, General 35 6 11
Chemistry, General 12 11 24
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies 47
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 46
Mathematics, General 26 6 10
Sociology, General 28 7 6
Biochemistry 31 2 6
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 38
History, General 29 4 5
Architecture 21 15
Computational Science 32
Anthropology, General 24 1 6
International & Globalization Studies 9 22
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 25 4
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 29
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 8 16
Environmental Science 22
Philosophy 13 1 8
Design and Visual Communications, General 20 1
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 17 2
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 16
Management Information Systems, General 15
American & United States Studies & Civilization 13
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 9 2
Religious & Sacred Music 10 1
Spanish Language and Literature 6 1 3
Civil Engineering, Other 9
Divinity & Ministry 8
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 3 3
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 6
Fine & Studio Arts, General 4 2
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 4 1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 3
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 5
Italian Language and Literature 3 2
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 5
Physics, Other 5
Arabic Language and Literature 4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4
Biomedical Sciences, General 4
Creative Writing 4
Christian Studies 3
Music, General 3
Chemistry, Other 2
Chinese Language and Literature 2
French Language and Literature 2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 1
Women's Studies 2
African-American & Black Studies 1
Engineering, General 1
German Language and Literature 1
Japanese Language and Literature 1
Materials Engineering 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Grand Total 2,163 1,288 498

University of Notre Dame has a graduation rate of 96%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.

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

Publications & Citations

University of Notre Dame is a world-class research university with 71,739 scientific papers published and 2,020,552 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Political Science, and Philosophy.

Publications
71,739
Citations
2,020,552

Publication / Citation count by topic

Physics
36,951 / 1,193,772
Engineering
35,495 / 1,160,116
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
33,255 / 768,953
Chemistry
31,013 / 1,083,188
Biology
30,087 / 1,111,865
Quantum and Particle physics
28,364 / 962,102
Computer Science
27,709 / 906,106
Environmental Science
25,490 / 797,076
Political Science
18,518 / 385,468
Philosophy
17,937 / 374,323
Materials Science
17,852 / 588,251
Law
17,482 / 363,912
Organic Chemistry
16,648 / 583,780
Medicine
16,063 / 505,519
Biochemistry
14,551 / 597,243
Mathematics
14,100 / 480,480
Geography and Cartography
13,750 / 369,499
Sociology
13,410 / 359,941
Geology
12,336 / 394,798
Business
12,137 / 375,289
Genetics
11,982 / 450,071
Psychology
11,574 / 377,207
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
11,188 / 352,351
History
10,821 / 208,390
Statistics
10,235 / 371,778
Optical Engineering
9,949 / 310,192
Electrical Engineering
9,190 / 371,590
Ecology
9,123 / 371,354
Economics
8,784 / 254,367
Archaeology
7,984 / 192,601
Nuclear Physics
7,634 / 257,803
Paleontology
7,450 / 251,169
Linguistics
7,352 / 179,373
Astrophysics and Astronomy
6,706 / 217,036
Art & Design
6,698 / 125,088
Metallurgical Engineering
6,635 / 230,390
Management
5,781 / 204,719
Machine Learning
5,745 / 213,219
Telecommunications
5,619 / 172,977
Pathology
5,515 / 200,547

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 620 5081
1992 614 5505
1993 655 5858
1994 728 6619
1995 727 6794
1996 824 7630
1997 890 8398
1998 946 9681
1999 1011 11161
2000 1089 13141
2001 1231 15796
2002 1621 20387
2003 1460 24691
2004 1501 29175
2005 1608 35641
2006 1639 40196
2007 1683 45603
2008 1718 50775
2009 1794 57251
2010 1944 62377
2011 2205 70152
2012 2617 77971
2013 2468 85356
2014 2874 93877
2015 2762 96713
2016 2749 102639
2017 2918 105787
2018 2903 118852
2019 2962 129385
2020 3310 142465
2021 3105 153758
2022 2925 149204
2023 2857 149104
Academic rankings

University of Notre Dame alumni

  1. Amy Coney Barrett

    Amy Coney Barrett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
    In 1997 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    lawyerjuristuniversity teacherjudge
    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. Condoleezza Rice

    Condoleezza Rice
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    writerpedagoguepianistdiplomatuniversity teacher
    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.

  3. Joe Montana

    Joe Montana
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", Montana is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. After winning a national championship at Notre Dame, Montana began his NFL career in 1979 at San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. With the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player to be named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in four games) and the all-time highest passer rating of 127.8. In 1993, Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs, where he played for his last two seasons and led the franchise to its first AFC Championship Game. Montana was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

  4. Nicholas Sparks

    Nicholas Sparks
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    athletics competitorfilm producernovelistfilm screenwriterwriter
    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 eight other books, have been adapted as feature films.

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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 6,163
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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