University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Private · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · Fighting Irish · ND · UND
Private institution in Notre Dame, IN · 8,923 undergraduates · 12% acceptance rate · $99,980 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 1%Median ACT
- Top 2%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 2%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $27,8231,642nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $62,6931,968th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $62,6931,968th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $80,2111,910th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,000545th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $99,98038th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $86,21039th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 96.8%25th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 98.2%63rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 12.4%47th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 151031st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 349th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,923286th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 12.5%2,022nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 78 mi (MDW)
On 15 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
- Most Selective Colleges in Indiana#1
- Architecture#2
- English Language & Literature#3
- Highest Four-Year Graduation Rates#4
- Hidden Ivies — 20 High-Signal Schools Beside the Ivy League#5
- Visual & Performing Arts#13
- Appear on the Most Lists#13
- the Highest ACT Scores#14
- Foreign Languages#15
- History#18
- Are Least Likely to Leave#19
- Mathematics & Statistics#21
- Multidisciplinary Studies#23
- Business#25
- Resume Signal — Top 100 Undergraduate Brands#43
Applying
- REANov 1
- RDJan 2
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $85
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $90,067 | $86,375 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $86,867 | $89,968 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $83,915 | $79,598 |
| International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $80,556 | $57,318 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, OtherMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $77,829 | $80,273 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $74,307 | $76,460 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $74,038 | $71,320 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,769 | $75,518 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $73,446 | $74,307 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $69,338 | $69,338 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,219 | $70,680 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $67,389 | $68,289 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1842source
- Motto: "Vita, Dulcedo, Spes"source
- Athletic nickname: "Fighting Irish"source
- Notre Dame Stadium seats about 80,795source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Mascot: Leprechaunsource
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- Football rivalry: Army–Notre Dame (since 1913)source
- Plays for the "Ireland Trophy" (since 1975)source
- Football rivalry: Michigan–Notre Dame (since 1887)source
- Plays for the "Megaphone Trophy" (since 1897)source
- Plays for the "Rip Miller Trophy" (since 1927)source
- Football rivalry: Northwestern–Notre Dame (since 1889)source
- Football rivalry: Notre Dame–Pittsburgh (since 1909)source
- Plays for the "Shillelagh Trophy" (since 1896)source
- Plays for the "Legends Trophy" (since 1925)source
- Plays for the "Jeweled Shillelagh" (since 1926)source
- Fight song: ""[[Notre Dame Victory March]]""source
- Notable alum: Condoleezza Ricesource
- Notable alum: Nicholas Sparkssource
- Notable alum: George Wendtsource
- Notable alum: Orson Scott Cardsource
- Notable alum: Jacques Maritainsource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $31,054,990 (M $18,224,011 · W $12,830,979)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Fencing
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Basketball: 2018
- Lacrosse: 2024, 2023
- Soccer: 2013, 2010
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Campus news
- Notre Dame launches Data, AI, and Computing Initiative to unify emerging technology research, education and academic services
- School of Architecture to partner with City of Benton Harbor to guide riverfront redevelopment
- Ken Kollman to succeed David Campbell as Democracy Initiative director in January
- Researcher shows how AI can personalize learning for homeschooling families
- Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell appointed to Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance
Key links
- Official websitend.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 152080)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IndianaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Notre Dame vs Indiana State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.