University of Notre Dame: Statistics
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #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 |
| Top100 | For 24 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Acceptance rate
- 15%
- 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.
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
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| |||
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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
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 |
University of Notre Dame alumni
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Amy Coney Barrett
- 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.
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Jim Caviezel
- 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).
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Condoleezza Rice
- 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.
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Nicholas Sparks
- 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.
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 |