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University of Notre Dame

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Notre Dame, IN
Population 320,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,923
Men / Women 51% / 49%
White 56%
Asian 11%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 31%
Engineering, Computing & Math 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17%
Arts 4%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,607
Est. Cost of Attendance $83,271
10-Year ROI $317,000
ROI Percentile 98th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 99%
4-Year Graduation Rate 89%
6-Year Graduation Rate 95%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 228 (17th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 9%
Yield (Unbound) 62%
Restricted Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $142M #45
Humanities & Social Sciences $24M #65
Life & Natural Sciences $106M #113
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 112 #51
Humanities & Social Sciences 277 #84
Life & Natural Sciences 75 #241

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 1,455 – 1,560
ACT Range 33 – 35

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Letters 870 46% / 54% 4% $106,498
Computer Science 174 64% / 36% 4% $162,180
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 5 60% / 40% 0%
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 62 +26 39% / 61% 2% $72,222
Economics 157 +109 61% / 39% 8% $130,714
African American Studies
American Studies 22 +8 27% / 73% 0% $63,347
Ancient Greek 2 +7 0% / 100% 0%
Anthropology 15 +7 20% / 80% 0% $70,797
Arabic Language and Literature
Celtic Languages
Chinese 4 +5 25% / 75% 0% $88,859
Classical Languages 4 +6 50% / 50% 0%
English 37 +13 22% / 78% 0% $71,362
French 2 +13 0% / 100% 0% $85,718
German 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
History 28 +17 61% / 39% 0% $90,840
Italian 2 +9 100% / 0% 0% $85,718
Japanese 2 +3 50% / 50% 50% $88,859
Philosophy 15 +22 80% / 20% 13% $73,087
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 133 +44 39% / 61% 4% $88,690
Psychology 66 +30 11% / 89% 6% $73,720
Romance Languages 1 100% / 0% 0% $85,718
Russian
Sociology 25 +9 24% / 76% 16% $96,513
Spanish 4 +44 25% / 75% 0% $85,718
Theology/Theological Studies 20 +44 45% / 55% 0% $50,967
Women's Studies 1 +9 0% / 100% 0%
General Education 29 +3 41% / 59% 0% $95,239
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 +6 0% / 100% 0%
Design and Visual Communications 18 +13 28% / 72% 0% $88,704
Fine/Studio Arts 9 +4 22% / 78% 0%
Music 5 +5 60% / 40% 0%
Theater 21 +15 43% / 57% 5% $67,995
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 331 63% / 37% 3% $111,226
Aerospace Engineering 35 80% / 20% 0% $107,485
Chemical Engineering 60 +1 43% / 57% 5% $122,897
Civil Engineering 42 +1 48% / 52% 5% $102,455
Computer Engineering 17 65% / 35% 6%
Electrical Engineering 45 73% / 27% 0% $124,793
Environmental Engineering 16 50% / 50% 6%
Mechanical Engineering 116 72% / 28% 3% $104,232
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science 451 41% / 59% 2% $105,719
Mathematics 24 +8 46% / 54% 17% $107,687
Mathematics and Statistics 4 +7 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics and Statistics 57 +68 56% / 44% 0% $141,336
Physics 5 60% / 40% 20% $94,813
Physics 21 +4 62% / 38% 0% $94,813
Biochemistry 55 51% / 49% 2% $98,682
Biology 100 35% / 65% 2% $91,651
Chemistry 6 50% / 50% 0%
Chemistry 12 58% / 42% 0%
Environmental Science 19 +2 42% / 58% 0%
Neuroscience 148 28% / 72% 1%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Keough School of Global Affairs 78 40% / 60% 3% $92,266
Biological and Physical Sciences 77 39% / 61% 3% $92,266
Medieval Studies 1 +3 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Mendoza College of Business 585 62% / 38% 6% $142,709
Accounting 61 52% / 48% 2% $116,657
Business Analytics 125 54% / 46% 12% $161,983
Finance 297 75% / 25% 6% $153,708
General Business 45 53% / 47% 2% $104,700
Management Information Systems and Statistics 4 75% / 25% 25% $141,168
Marketing 53 28% / 72% 0% $97,993
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Architecture 42 36% / 64% 2% $84,807
Architecture 42 36% / 64% 2% $84,807

Rankings

Academics

Future Patagonia Vest Owners Top Investment Banking Feeders
Settling for Evercore
Future Ambulance Chasers Top Law School Feeders
Have You Been in an Accident?
Can't Hide Behind Your GPA SAT-required, Highest Medians
Above Average in High School is Not Enough

College Costs

Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor Need-Blind for Internationals
Restricted Early Action

Prestige

Grandma Eyebrow Raisers Easy Brags for the Prestigious-Conscious
Is Everyone an Ivy+ Now?

Someone Like Me

Richy Rich Wealthiest Students
Comfortable in First Class

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
Wait, We Have a CS Major?
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Dark Matter
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Math Masochists Scared of Actual Chemicals
Playing House Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Embedded and Exhausted
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Ohm My God
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Carbon Crushers
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Whiteboard-preferred

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Evolving
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Data-Driven Tree Huggers

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Big Four Pipeline
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
I Actually Wanted to do Finance
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Midtown Manhattan Waiting Room
Tik-Tok Generation Marketing
The Creatives

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
Too Prestigious for an Undergraduate PR Degree
Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Well-Versed
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Diplomat Track
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
Footnote Masters
Passport Stamp Collectors International Relations
Globe Trotters
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety) Law
Pre-Law Prowess
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
The Thinkers
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Sleeper Picks
Arguing with God for a Grade Religion
The Faithful Scholars
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Field Observers

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Design Visionaries