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University of Notre Dame

Basic Information

Type Private

Location Notre Dame, IN

Population 320,000

Website http://www.nd.edu/

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%

Life & Natural Sciences 19%

Humanities & Social Sciences 17%

Engineering 14%

Computer Science & Math 11%

Arts 4%

Health Sciences 3%

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	#64
Life & Natural Sciences	$106M	#112

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	112	#51
Humanities & Social Sciences	277	#84
Life & Natural Sciences	75	#225

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 59%

SAT Range 1470 – 1530

SAT Math Range 735 – 790

SAT RW Range 720 – 770

ACT Range 33 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	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

⇅	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

⇅	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	57 +68	56% / 44%	0%	$141,336
Mathematics and Statistics	4 +7	100% / 0%	0%	—
Biochemistry	55 —	51% / 49%	2%	$98,682
Biology	100 —	35% / 65%	2%	$91,651
Chemistry	12 —	58% / 42%	0%	—
Chemistry	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Environmental Science	19 +2	42% / 58%	0%	—
Neuroscience	148 —	28% / 72%	1%	—
Physics	5 —	60% / 40%	20%	$94,813
Physics	21 +4	62% / 38%	0%	$94,813

⇅	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%	—

⇅	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