EDUCATING THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT
2023-2024 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID FACT SHEET
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2023-2024 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID FACT SHEET
28,354 TOTAL APPLICATIONS
49% FEMALE | 51% MALE
34% U.S. STUDENTS OF COLOR
8% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
20.5% FIRST GENERATION/PELL
87% COMMUNITY SERVICE
44% PERFORMING ARTS
12% ADMIT RATE
43% CAPTAIN OF VARSITY SPORT
26% HEAD OF A MAJOR STUDENT ORGANIZATION
Special Note: Notre Dame is test-optional for 2024 and 2025 application cycles. Students may choose whether or not to include test scores when submitting their applications. First-year and transfer applicants who decide against submitting standardized test scores will not be at a disadvantage in the application review process.
60% YIELD RATE
(Percentage of students that choose to enroll after being admitted)
FIRST-YEAR APPLICATION DEADLINES
NOVEMBER 1
RESTRICTIVE EARLY ACTION
jANUARY 1 REGULAR DECISION
8,971 UNDERGRADUATES FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 80+ COUNTRIES (FALL 2022)
4,134 GRADUATE/ PROFESSIONAL (13,105 TOTAL)
1,482 FACULTY
COMMUNITY
60% < 20 STUDENTS
73% < 30 STUDENTS
90% < 50 STUDENTS
STUDY ABROAD
60+ IN 30+ COUNTRIES
SEMESTER AND ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS
HOUSING
80% LIVE IN ON-CAMPUS DORMS, 32 RESIDENCE HALLS: 17 MALE, 15 FEMALE
97% RETENTION RATE
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Number of students who continue to sophomore year
96% GRADUATION RATE
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SUMMER PROGRAMS 20+ OF STUDENTS STUDY ABROAD 70%
STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
80% OF UNDERGRADS ARE ACTIVE IN SERVICE, LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
SPIRITUALITY
60+ CHAPELS, 75+ C.S.C. PRIESTS IN RESIDENCE AND ELSEWHERE ON CAMPUS, 160 MASSES CELEBRATED WEEKLY
90% FULL-TIME FACULTY WITH TERMINAL DEGREES AND DOCTORATES
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1/3 UNDERGRADUATES INVOLVED IN RESEARCH
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9:1
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STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO
Notre Dame’s Global Gateways and Centers provide a vital connection to the international institutions of higher learning, corporations, and governments of many countries around the world.
Notre Dame graduates join a community of alumni 150,000 strong. Alumni help form an extensive social and career network for recent graduates, offering connections, support, and continued growth.
150,000 223 40+ 3RD IN THE NATION
CLUBS FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF ALUMNI WHO GIVE BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY ITALY Rome LATIN AMERICA Mexico City Santiago São Paulo
ALUMNI CLUBS IRELAND Dublin Kylemore Abbey UNITED KINGDOM London
Over the last 5 years (2018-2022), Notre Dame graduates have consistently pursued similar outcomes. Within six months after graduation, Notre Dame student plans include:
CLASS OF 2022
Alliance for Catholic Education
Amazon
Bank of America
Boeing
Deloitte
FedEx
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
NBC/Universal
Peace Corps
Procter & Gamble
PwC
Teach for America
U.S. Government
Walt Disney
Zimmer Biomet
among national universities in alumni satisfaction and contributions
$72,000
salary university-wide (self-reported)
Global alumni network (250+ alumni clubs domestic and abroad) helping with career advancement, mentoring, and support
of Notre Dame pre-med graduates are admitted into medical school (twice the national average)
80% 250+ 89% top 3 90%
Law school acceptance rate
participated in internships or in a research project
The University of Notre Dame is need-blind in the admissions process and is committed to fully meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need. The chart below shows the need-based University scholarship, student loan, and/or employment offered, and the estimated out-of-pocket cost to your family.
The figures above include University Scholarships, Federal Pell, and Supplemental Grants. * Most who qualify have two (or more) children in college and average assets. For more information, please visit financialaid.nd.edu.
FINANCIAL AID PRIORITY SUBMISSION DATES
RESTRICTIVE EARLY ACTION APPLICANTS
NOVEMBER 15
CSS PROFILE
DECEMBER 15
FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)
DECEMBER 15
ADDITIONAL DOCS VIA IDOC
FEBRUARY
FINANCIAL AID NOTIFICATION
REGULAR DECISION APPLICANTS
FEBRUARY 15
CSS PROFILE
FEBRUARY 15
FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)
MARCH 1
ADDITIONAL DOCS VIA IDOC
MARCH
FINANCIAL AID NOTIFICATION
For more detailed information, visit financialaid.nd.edu
Financial need is the difference between the estimated cost of attendance for a school year and the estimated family responsibility (student aid index). Because several factors in the evaluation are subject to change from one year to the next, this evaluation is made annually for each student who applies for financial aid.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS
Africana Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Arabic
Art History
Chinese
Classics
Computer Science
Design
Economics
Education, Schooling, and Society*
English Film, Television, and Theatre
French
Gender Studies
German
Greek and Roman
Civilization
History
International Economics
Italian Japanese
Latino Studies*
Mathematics
Medieval Studies
Music Neuroscience and Behavior
Philosophy
Philosophy and Theology
Political Science
Pre-Health*
Program of Liberal Studies
Psychology
Romance Languages and Literatures
Russian Sociology
Spanish Studio Art
Theology
* Denotes supplementary major: Supplementary majors are pursued in addition to a student’s primary major.
Australia
Fremantle
Perth
Sydney
Belgium
Leuven
Brazil
São Paulo
Chile
Santiago
China
Beijing
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Denmark
Copenhagen
France
Angers
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Heidelberg
Greece
Athens
Hungary
Budapest
India
Mumbai
Ireland
Dublin
Galway
Israel
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Architecture
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Applied and Computational
Mathematics and Statistics
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Environmental Sciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience and Behavior
Physics
Physics in Medicine
Preprofessional Studies
Science-Computing
Science-Education
Statistics
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
MENDOZA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Accountancy
Business Analytics
Finance
Marketing
Strategic Management
KEOUGH SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Global Affairs
Asian Studies*
Peace Studies*
Italy
Bologna
Rome
Japan
Kyoto Nagoya
Tokyo
Jordan Amman
Kazakhstan
Almaty
Kenya
Nairobi
Mexico
Mexico City
Puebla
Morocco
Rabat
Rwanda
Kigali
Singapore
South Africa
Stellenbosch
South Korea
Seoul
Spain
Alcoy
Toledo
Switzerland
Geneva
United Kingdom
Durham
London
Norwich
Oxford
St. Andrews (Scotland)
Brazil, Chile, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom