University of Notre Dame

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 320,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12%)
Days Without Precipitation 228 (17%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,855
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 7%
From Region 20%
Athletes 756 (8.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 15%
International 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Letters 821 45% 61% 5% 5% 16% 5% $111,231 98 +2.24 93 97%
Computer Science 139 +3 68% 56% 10% 5% 13% 8% $173,230 91 +1.41 100 97% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 5 — 40% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $139,365 97 +2.00 99 — — — — —
Preprofessional Studies 54 +30 35% 65% 11% 2% 13% 0% $74,990 73 +0.45 49 94% — — — —
Economics 130 +103 63% 70% 3% 2% 12% 8% $144,941 93 +1.76 99 98% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +3 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $69,724 79 +0.83 35 — — — — —
American Studies 21 +6 43% 71% 0% 10% 14% 0% $60,238 56 +0.08 13 100% — — — —
Ancient Greek 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,101 100 +2.95 79 — — — — —
Arabic Language and Literature 3 +6 67% 0% 33% 33% 33% 0% $90,311 100 +2.88 78 — — — — —
Celtic Languages — — — — — — — — $91,239 100 +2.96 79 — — — — —
Chinese 2 +6 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,079 100 +2.41 71 88% — — — —
Classical Languages 7 +3 71% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,943 100 +2.85 77 — — — — —
English 21 +20 19% 81% 0% 5% 10% 0% $78,151 99 +3.14 57 98% — — — —
French 1 +10 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $92,289 100 +3.05 80 98% — — — —
German — +4 — — — — — — $90,464 100 +2.89 78 — — — — —
History 24 +20 58% 83% 8% 0% 4% 0% $84,644 97 +2.71 70 97% — — — —
Italian 1 +16 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,289 100 +3.05 80 98% — — — —
Japanese 2 +3 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $85,079 100 +2.41 71 88% — — — —
Philosophy 8 +13 75% 62% 0% 12% 12% 12% $69,486 79 +0.61 34 100% — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,279 89 +1.27 57 — — — — —
Romance Languages — — — — — — — — $92,289 100 +3.05 80 98% — — — —
Russian 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,640 100 +2.91 78 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +33 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,289 100 +3.05 80 98% — — — —
Theology/Theological Studies 20 +42 30% 60% 0% 0% 10% 5% $58,842 88 +0.99 11 97% — — — —
Women's Studies 1 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,982 87 +1.07 23 94% — — — —
Anthropology 16 +6 6% 56% 0% 0% 12% 0% $95,144 99 +3.47 83 100% — — — —
International Studies 21 +45 14% 67% 10% 5% 5% 0% $113,595 97 +2.13 94 — — — — —
Political Science 127 +28 46% 58% 2% 8% 22% 3% $109,276 98 +2.73 92 99% — — — —
Psychology 96 +28 18% 52% 2% 9% 20% 10% $78,740 99 +3.59 59 98% — — — —
Sociology 28 +8 25% 46% 4% 0% 29% 11% $106,112 99 +4.46 90 100% — — — —
General Education 18 +4 39% 50% 6% 0% 44% 0% $60,426 81 +0.63 13 91% — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $64,618 86 +0.99 22 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 20 +7 25% 40% 5% 10% 25% 5% $91,150 98 +2.42 79 97% — — — —
Music 8 +4 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $63,250 99 +1.77 19 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 +3 20% 20% 20% 0% 40% 0% $66,183 97 +2.07 26 — — — — —
Theater 31 +23 45% 71% 3% 6% 6% 0% $80,026 100 +4.95 61 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 335 61% 71% 3% 3% 11% 5% $113,017 98 +0.96 94 99%
Aerospace Engineering 51 — 73% 76% 4% 0% 10% 0% $109,682 86 +0.92 92 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 67 — 46% 69% 0% 3% 18% 7% $114,086 84 +0.88 94 99% — — — —
Civil Engineering 31 — 58% 71% 6% 0% 6% 0% $101,366 92 +1.29 88 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 21 — 76% 67% 5% 0% 5% 10% $168,028 98 +2.41 100 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 42 — 62% 71% 5% 5% 10% 7% $117,886 64 +0.04 96 97% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 14 — 29% 64% 7% 0% 7% 0% $76,425 10 -1.24 53 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 109 — 65% 72% 1% 5% 11% 6% $109,462 91 +1.29 92 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 351 40% 61% 8% 4% 15% 2% $82,014 77 +0.67 65 94%
Chemistry 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $85,995 94 +1.39 72 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,951 95 +1.48 73 — — — — —
Mathematics 16 +12 69% 69% 6% 0% 25% 0% $97,419 81 +0.46 85 92% — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 26 +74 31% 65% 8% 0% 8% 8% $154,096 89 +1.44 100 98% — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 2 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $142,020 87 +1.05 99 — — — — —
Physics 17 +3 88% 82% 6% 0% 0% 0% $119,951 100 +2.62 96 100% — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $119,951 100 +2.62 96 100% — — — —
Biochemistry 23 — 61% 57% 13% 4% 4% 4% $94,867 99 +2.08 82 87% — — — —
Biology 97 — 37% 57% 12% 6% 15% 0% $71,444 76 +0.58 40 96% — — — —
Neuroscience 143 +1 27% 57% 6% 6% 20% 3% $69,264 58 +0.20 34 93% — — — —
Environmental Science 14 +6 57% 64% 0% 0% 14% 0% $54,293 27 -0.55 6 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Keough School of Global Affairs 64 55% 70% 8% 3% 11% 0% $93,750 92 +3.17 81 100%
Biological and Physical Sciences 64 — 55% 70% 8% 3% 11% 0% $93,750 99 +3.17 81 100% — — — —
Medieval Studies — +1 — — — — — — $82,135 96 +2.46 65 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mendoza College of Business 589 57% 63% 6% 2% 11% 10% $153,274 100 +2.52 100 99%
Accounting 72 — 53% 69% 6% 1% 10% 0% $130,554 99 +2.82 98 98% — — — —
Business Analytics 118 — 44% 57% 11% 3% 5% 19% $128,072 96 +2.04 98 100% — — — —
Finance 307 — 70% 68% 5% 1% 11% 8% $184,114 98 +2.93 100 99% — — — —
General Business 42 — 48% 43% 7% 7% 29% 7% $98,594 89 +1.09 86 95% — — — —
Marketing 50 — 28% 54% 6% 6% 12% 14% $102,047 98 +1.90 88 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Architecture 38 21% 53% 11% 3% 13% 8% $90,541 90 +2.57 78 97%
Architecture 38 — 21% 53% 11% 3% 13% 8% $90,541 99 +2.57 78 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,663
ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.7% 719 58% 64% 6% 2% 11% 9% $151,768 99 +2.38 100 99% —
Engineering 15.2% 335 61% 71% 3% 3% 11% 5% $113,018 87 +0.96 94 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.9% 327 38% 60% 9% 5% 16% 2% $76,504 90 +1.03 53 95% —
Social Sciences 13.1% 288 30% 56% 2% 7% 20% 6% $98,320 100 +3.18 85 99% —
Computer Science 6.6% 144 67% 56% 10% 6% 12% 8% $172,054 95 +1.43 100 97% —
Humanities 5.5% 120 43% 71% 2% 8% 8% 2% $74,295 96 +1.85 47 98% —
Arts 4.8% 105 30% 56% 7% 5% 15% 5% $83,573 100 +3.12 68 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 74 59% 74% 5% 0% 9% 3% $121,759 95 +1.48 97 97% —
Health Sciences 2.5% 54 35% 65% 11% 2% 13% 0% $74,990 40 +0.45 49 94% —
Education 0.8% 18 39% 50% 6% 0% 44% 0% $60,426 84 +0.63 13 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 14 57% 64% 0% 0% 14% 0% $54,293 24 -0.55 6 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $107M #49 46% $11.0M 90 #38 629 44
Physical Sciences & Math $71.8M #48 62% $0.3M 65 #40 379 56
Life & Natural Sciences $37.8M #93 38% $0.8M 32 #75 234 28
Humanities & Social Sciences $31.5M #74 27% $0.0M 84 #57 175 22
Computer Science $29.6M #31 38% $0.4M — — — —
Business & Economics $15.2M #39 3% $0.1M 6 #168 43 13
Agriculture & Food Science $0.4M #190 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #327 33% $0 — — — 1
Education $0.1M #400 0% $0 — — — —
Total $294M #93 44% $12.6M 277 #86 1,460 164

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Football 124 $195.7M $93.3M $102.5M
Lacrosse 52 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Baseball 45 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 36 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Fencing 35 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 31 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Ice Hockey 29 $7.0M $7.0M $0
Basketball 17 $13.2M $13.2M $0
Tennis 10 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 9 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Total 435 $234.8M $132.3M $102.5M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 107 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Rowing 72 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Lacrosse 34 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Fencing 33 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 33 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Soccer 32 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Volleyball 22 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Softball 21 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Basketball 12 $9.1M $9.1M $0
Golf 10 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 9 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Total 321 $35.3M $35.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 237 $5.5M $5.5M $0
Football 124 $195.7M $93.3M $102.5M
Lacrosse 86 $6.5M $6.5M $0
Rowing 72 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 69 $4.1M $4.1M $0
Fencing 68 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Soccer 63 $6.2M $6.2M $0
Baseball 45 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Basketball 29 $22.3M $22.3M $0
Ice Hockey 29 $7.0M $7.0M $0
Volleyball 22 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Softball 21 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Golf 19 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Tennis 19 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Total 756 $289.6M $244.7M $44.9M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 9.0%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Restrictive Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 9% 9% 4%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 67%
SAT Range 1460 – 1540
SAT Math Range 730 – 780
SAT RW Range 720 – 760