The University of Notre Dame is a Catholic research university located near South Bend, Indiana. The school maintains a Catholic character through its numerous faculty members who are also Holy Cross priests as well as a number of ministries that are funded by the school. There are five colleges and one professional school in the university, and the graduate program awards 32 master’s and 25 doctoral degrees. The school is home to around 8,000 undergraduates and 3,500 graduates.
The colleges include the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Science, the School of Architecture, the College of Engineering, and the Mendoza College of Business. Incoming freshmen also have the opportunity to enroll in the First Year of Studies program, which guides incoming freshmen to various courses to help them determine which major may be best for them. The University of Notre Dame is also home to the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, dedicated to researching the causes of violent conflict and sustainable peace solutions.
The school has a long tradition of research in many areas, including the start of nuclear physics research in 1936 and the invention of chemicals such as neoprene. Today, the school is known for its genome mapping research, studies of fluid mechanics, as well as the examination of marketing trends on the internet.
Athletics
Teams at Notre Dame are known as the Fighting Irish. The University is a member of NCAA Division I and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The school sponsors over 20 sports for men and women, including swimming & diving, soccer, football, basketball, and cross-country. Both the basketball and football teams have won numerous accolades, as the basketball team has appeared in 28 NCAA tournaments and the football team has won 13 national championships.
Rankings
In 2013, U.S. News and World Report ranked Notre Dame 17th overall among national universities in the United States. BusinessWeek ranked the Mendoza College of Business undergraduate school 1st overall in 2010. The Notre Dame Law School is consistently ranked as one of the top law schools in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report. In 2006, Newsweek named the school one of 25 “New Ivies”.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
The University of Notre Dame is committed to meeting 100% of the demonstrated need of its applicants. 75% of students received some form of aid and 45% of entering freshmen received grants directly from the university. The school operates four major scholarship programs, including the Notre Dame Scholar Award Program and the Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program that offer up to $25,000 in merit scholarships, often awarded annually until the student completes their studies.
Student Housing
Over 80% of Notre Dame students live on-campus in one of the 29 residence halls, all of which are single sex. There are 15 male dorms and 14 female dorms. All of the residences offer 24-hour social spaces that are open to students of both genders. Many of the halls have at least one nun and/or priest as a resident.
General Information
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Admission Office 220 Main Building Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7505 Fax: (574) 631-8865 [email protected] Contact: Daniel Saracino Director of Admissions |
Main Address Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-5000 www.nd.edu Online Degrees |
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Size Total undergrads: 8,363 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,000 Degree-seeking undergrads: 8,354 Graduate enrollment: 2,779 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $65 Online application fee: $65 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 27% Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 97% |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 1,582 | 79% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 1,149 | 57% | $28,307,803 | $24,637 |
| • Federal grants | 346 | 17% | $3,421,523 | $9,889 |
| • Pell grants | 153 | 8% | $509,415 | $3,330 |
| • Other federal grants | 340 | 17% | $2,912,108 | $8,565 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 67 | 3% | $226,124 | $3,375 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,024 | 51% | $24,660,156 | $24,082 |
| Student loan aid | 1,272 | 64% | $7,907,074 | $6,216 |
| • Federal student loans | 1,248 | 62% | $5,528,083 | $4,430 |
| • Other student loans | 171 | 9% | $2,378,991 | $13,912 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 2751 | 898 | 323 | – | – |
| Architecture and Related Services | 47 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Architecture | 47 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 55 | – | – | – | – |
| African-american/black Studies | – | – | – | – | – |
| American/united States Studies/civilization | 45 | – | – | – | – |
| Asian Studies/civilization | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-american/chicano Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 123 | 12 | 18 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 26 | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 97 | 10 | 14 | – | – |
| Biophysics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 590 | 447 | – | – | – |
| Accounting | 158 | 135 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | – | 312 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Business/commerce | 53 | – | – | – | – |
| Finance | 226 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems | 44 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing/marketing Management | 109 | – | – | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 65 | – | – | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | 33 | – | – | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 32 | – | – | – | – |
| Education | 1 | 111 | – | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 25 | – | – | – |
| Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | – | 86 | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 198 | 62 | 46 | – | – |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/space Engineering | 28 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 38 | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 32 | 8 | 5 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 9 | 9 | 13 | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 19 | 21 | 10 | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental/environmental Health Engineering | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 68 | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/letters | 96 | 23 | 5 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 96 | 10 | 5 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 231 | 8 | 5 | – | – |
| Ancient/classical Greek Language and Literature | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Arabic Language and Literature | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Comparative Literature | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Italian Language and Literature | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 5 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 98 | – | – | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 190 | – | – | – | – |
| Pre-medicine/pre-medical Studies | 190 | – | – | – | – |
| History | 103 | 13 | 6 | – | – |
| History | 103 | 13 | 6 | – | – |
| Human Services | – | 29 | – | – | – |
| Public Administration | – | 29 | – | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | 23 | 174 | – | – |
| Advanced Legal Research/studies | – | 23 | 2 | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 172 | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 31 | – | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies | 31 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 57 | 11 | 10 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 57 | 6 | 10 | – | – |
| Mathematics, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies | 104 | 21 | 5 | – | – |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 57 | – | – | – | – |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other | – | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 38 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Science | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 45 | 20 | 17 | – | – |
| Chemical Physics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chemistry | 20 | 8 | 9 | – | – |
| Chemistry, Other | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Physics | 17 | 12 | 8 | – | – |
| Physics, Other | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Psychology | 151 | 10 | 6 | – | – |
| Psychology | 151 | 10 | 6 | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 446 | 20 | 17 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 69 | – | – | – | – |
| Economics | 128 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 188 | 13 | 13 | – | – |
| Social Sciences, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 61 | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| Theology and Religious Vocations | 54 | 61 | 14 | – | – |
| Divinity/ministry | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| Theology/theological Studies | 54 | 50 | 14 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 147 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 15 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Design and Visual Communications | 37 | – | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts | 69 | – | – | – | – |
| Fine/studio Arts | 11 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Music | 15 | – | – | – | – |
Undergraduate Majors
Architecture & Related Programs Architecture B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies African-American Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art History/Criticism/Conservation B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Biochemistry B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Computer & Information Sciences Computer/Information Sciences – General B Education Science Teacher Education B Engineering Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Foreign Language & Literature Arabic B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Premedicine B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics Mathematics – General B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Biological/Physical Sciences B Natural Resources & Conservation Environmental Science B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Chemistry B Psychology Psychology – General B Social Sciences Anthropology B Theological Studies & Religious Vocations Theology B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
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