Editing University of Notre Dame (section)

==Academics==
===Colleges and schools===
*The [[Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters|College of Arts and Letters]] was established as the university's first college in 1842. The first degrees were granted seven years later.<ref name="Hope 5">{{cite book |last=Hope |first=Arthur J. |title=Notre Dame: One Hundred Years|orig-date=1948 |edition=2 |year=1979 |publisher=University Press |location=Notre Dame, Indiana |isbn=0-89651-501-X |chapter=V}}</ref> The university's first academic curriculum was modeled after the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] ''[[Ratio Studiorum]]'' from [[Saint Louis University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=48 |title=About Notre Dame: The Early Days |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 31, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111193102/http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=48 |archive-date=November 11, 2007}}</ref> Today, the college, housed in O'Shaughnessy Hall,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.edu/campus-and-community/sights-sounds/virtual-tour/oshag/ |title=Campus and Community: Virtual Tours |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031073425/http://nd.edu/campus-and-community/sights-sounds/virtual-tour/oshag |archive-date=October 31, 2007}}</ref> includes 20 departments in the areas of fine arts, humanities, and social sciences, and awards Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees in nearly 70 majors and minors, making it the largest of the university's colleges. As of 2022, there were 2,000 undergraduates and graduates enrolled in the college, taught by 500 faculty members.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=University of Notre Dame |url=https://al.nd.edu/about/ |title=About |date=2019 |access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Jordan Hall.jpg|thumbnail|right|upright|alt=See caption |Jordan Hall of Science]]
*The [[Notre Dame College of Science|College of Science]] was established in 1865. The curriculum involved six years of coursework, including higher-level mathematics.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hope |first=Arthur J. |title=Notre Dame: One Hundred Years|orig-date=1948 |edition=2 |year=1979 |publisher=University Press |location=Notre Dame, Indiana |isbn=0-89651-501-X |chapter=IX}}</ref> Today, the college, housed in the Jordan Hall of Science,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://science.nd.edu/jordan/ |title=Jordan Hall of Science |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221213151/http://science.nd.edu/jordan/ |archive-date=December 21, 2007}}</ref> includes over 1,200 undergraduates in several departments, each awarding Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://science.nd.edu/about_us.htm |title=College of Science: About us |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214092535/http://science.nd.edu/about_us.htm |archive-date=December 14, 2007}}</ref> According to university statistics, its science pre-professional program has one of the highest acceptance rates to medical school of any university in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=34 |title=Profile |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111192829/http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=34 |archive-date=November 11, 2007}}</ref>
*The [[Notre Dame Law School]] was established in 1869 and is the oldest [[Law school in the United States|law program]] at a Catholic university in the United States.<ref name="Law">{{cite web |title=History of Notre Dame Law School |url=http://law.nd.edu/about/mission-and-history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131115940/http://law.nd.edu/about/mission-and-history |archive-date=January 31, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2007 |publisher=University of Notre Dame}}</ref> In 2024, the school [[Law school rankings in the United States|ranked]] 20th among the top American law schools by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Best Law Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=usnews.com}}</ref> The law school grants the professional [[Juris Doctor]] degree, as well as the graduate [[Master of Laws]], and [[Doctor of Juridical Science]] degrees.<ref name="Grad Degrees" /> It was ranked fourth in graduates attaining federal judicial [[Law clerk|clerkships]] in 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |title=These law schools dominated the federal clerk hiring market in 2023 (2024) |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/these-law-schools-dominated-federal-clerk-hiring-market-2023-2024-04-25/ |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=reuters.com |date= April 25, 2024}}</ref> and seventh in graduates attaining [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] clerkships in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian Leiter's Law School Reports |url=https://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2020/06/supreme-court-clerkship-placement-2013-through-2019-terms.html |access-date=September 26, 2020 |website=leiterlawschool.typepad.com}}</ref>
[[File:Bond Hall- University of Notre Dame- School of Architecture.JPG|thumb|alt=See caption |[[Bond Hall (University of Notre Dame)|Bond Hall]], house of the School of Architecture from 1964 until 2019]]
*The [[Notre Dame School of Architecture|School of Architecture]] was established in 1899,<ref>{{cite book |last=Hope |first=Arthur J. |title=Notre Dame: One Hundred Years|orig-date=1948 |edition=2 |year=1979 |publisher=University Press |location=Notre Dame, IN |isbn=0-89651-501-X |chapter=XIX}}</ref> the year after Notre Dame first granted degrees in the field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://architecture.nd.edu/inside_the_school/ |title=Inside the School |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123231748/http://architecture.nd.edu/inside_the_school/ |archive-date=November 23, 2007}}</ref> Today, the school, housed in [[Walsh Family Hall of Architecture]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nd.edu/campus-and-community/sights-sounds/virtual-tour/bond-hall/#tour-nav |title=Campus and Community: Virtual Tours |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031080432/http://nd.edu/campus-and-community/sights-sounds/virtual-tour/bond-hall/#tour-nav |archive-date=October 31, 2007}}</ref> offers a five-year undergraduate program leading to a bachelor's degree. All undergraduates spend their third year in Rome.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://architecture.nd.edu/academic_programs/ |title=Academic Programs |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117132547/http://architecture.nd.edu/academic_programs/ |archive-date=November 17, 2007}}</ref> The faculty teaches ([[Modern architecture|pre-modernist]]) [[Vernacular architecture|traditional]] and [[classical architecture|classical]] architecture and [[urban planning]] (e.g., following the principles of [[New Urbanism]] and [[New Classical Architecture]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Academics and Programs |url=http://architecture.nd.edu/academics/ |publisher=University of Notre Dame |date=2019 |access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> It also awards the annual [[Driehaus Architecture Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://architecture.nd.edu/about/driehaus-prize/ |title=Driehaus Prize |publisher=University of Notre Dame}}</ref>
*The [[Notre Dame College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] was established in 1920;<ref>{{cite web |author=Moore, Philip S. |url=http://archives.nd.edu/moore/moore03.htm |title=The Story of Notre Dame: Academic Development of Notre Dame: Chapter 3: The College of Engineering |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref> however, courses in [[civil engineering|civil]] and mechanical engineering had been taught in the College of Science, since the 1870s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hope |first=Arthur J. |title=Notre Dame: One Hundred Years |orig-date=1948 |edition=2 |year=1979 |publisher=University Press |location=Notre Dame, IN |isbn=0-89651-501-X |chapter=XV}}</ref> Today, the college, housed in the Fitzpatrick, Cushing, and Stinson-Remick Halls of Engineering,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nd.edu/campus-and-community/sights-sounds/virtual-tour/cushing/#tour-nav |title=Campus and Community: Virtual Tours |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031073349/http://nd.edu/campus-and-community/sights-sounds/virtual-tour/cushing/#tour-nav |archive-date=October 31, 2007}}</ref> includes five departments of study, with eight B.S. degrees offered. The college also offers five-year dual degree programs with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Business awarding additional B.A. and [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) degrees, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.edu/~engineer/current/degrees.html |title=College of engineering degrees offered |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060912192811/http://www.nd.edu/~engineer/current/degrees.html |archive-date=September 12, 2006}}</ref>
*The [[Mendoza College of Business]] was established in 1921 by [[John Francis O'Hara]], although a foreign commerce program had been launched in 1917.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.edu/%7Ecba/011221/about/history.shtml |title=History of the Mendoza College of Business |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211062301/http://www.nd.edu/~cba/011221/about/history.shtml |archive-date=December 11, 2007}}</ref> Today, the college offers degrees in accountancy, finance, management, and marketing and enrolls over 1,600 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.edu/%7Ecba/011221/programs/ |title=Mendoza College of Business: Programs |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212163729/http://www.nd.edu/~cba/011221/programs/ |archive-date=December 12, 2007}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' ranked Mendoza's undergraduate program as second in the country,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-best-undergrad-business-schools/ |title=Best Undergraduate Business Schools |last1=Levy |first1=Francesca |last2=Rodkin |first2=Jonathan |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> after five consecutive years in the first position.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rodkin |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-best-business-schools/ |title=Best Business Schools 2015 – Bloomberg Businessweek |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |date=October 20, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> For its 2023 ranking, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked the graduate school 25th, tied with [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Business Schools (MBA) |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref>
*The [[Keough School of Global Affairs]] was established in 2014. The first new school in nearly a century, it builds on the presence of seven institutes founded for international research, scholarship, and education at Notre Dame. The school offers six doctoral programs related to international peace studies, a Masters in Global Affairs focused on either peace studies or sustainable development, and five undergraduate majors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academics |url=https://keough.nd.edu/academics/ |website=Keough School – University of Notre Dame |access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> It is focused on the study of global governance, human rights, and other areas of global social and political policy. A $50&nbsp;million gift from [[Donald Keough]], a former [[Coca-Cola]] executive, and his wife Marilyn funded the school's creation. The school opened officially in August 2017, in Jenkins Hall on Debartolo Quad.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Dennis |title=Notre Dame to establish Keough School of Global Affairs; Scott Appleby appointed founding dean |url=http://news.nd.edu/news/52868-notre-dame-to-establish-keough-school-of-global-affairs-scott-appleby-appointed-founding-dean/ |website=Notre Dame News |date=October 3, 2014 |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref>

====Special programs====
Every Notre Dame undergraduate is part of one of the school's five undergraduate colleges or is in the First Year of Studies program.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dame |first1=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre |title=Your First Year // First Year Advising // University of Notre Dame |url=https://firstyear.nd.edu/your-first-year/ |website=First Year Advising |access-date=October 29, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The First Year of Studies program was established in 1962 to guide [[first year|freshmen]] through their first year at the school before they have declared a [[Major (academic)|major]]. Each student is assigned an academic advisor who helps them choose classes that give them exposure to any major in which they are interested.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.edu/~fys/message.html |title=Message From the Dean |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028150104/http://www.nd.edu/~fys/message.html |archive-date=October 28, 2007}}</ref> The program includes a Learning Resource Center, which provides time management, collaborative learning, and subject tutoring.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.edu/~fys/lrc.html |title=The Learning Resource Center |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827213355/http://www.nd.edu/~fys/lrc.html |archive-date=August 27, 2007}}</ref> First Year of Studies is designed to encourage intellectual and academic achievement and innovation among first-year students. It includes programs such as FY advising, the Dean's A-list, the Renaissance circle, NDignite, the First Year Urban challenge, and more.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dame |first1=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre |title=The Dean's A-List // First Year Advising // University of Notre Dame |url=https://firstyear.nd.edu/academics/our-academic-initiatives/nd-ignite/the-deans-a-list/ |website=First Year Advising |access-date=October 29, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Every admissions cycle, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions selects a small number of students for the Glynn Family Honors Program, which grants top students within the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Science access to smaller class sizes taught by distinguished faculty, endowed funding for independent research, and dedicated advising faculty and staff.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://glynnhonors.nd.edu/ |title=Glynn Family Honors Program |website=University of Notre Dame |access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref>

===Graduate education===
Each college offers graduate education in the form of master's and doctoral programs. Most of the departments in the College of Arts and Letters offer PhDs, while a professional [[Master of Divinity]] (M.Div.) program also exists. All of the departments in the College of Science offer PhDs, except for the Department of Pre-Professional Studies. The School of Architecture offers a [[Master of Architecture]], while each of the departments of the College of Engineering offer PhDs. The College of Business offers multiple professional programs, including MBA and [[Master of Accountancy|Master of Science in Accountancy]] programs. It also operates facilities in Chicago and Cincinnati for its executive MBA program.<ref name="Grad Degrees">{{cite web |url=https://www.nd.edu/academics/graduate-programs/ |title=Graduate and Professional Programs |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref> The Alliance for Catholic Education program<ref>{{cite web |title=Alliance for Catholic Education |publisher=University of Notre Dame |url=http://ace.nd.edu}}</ref> offers a [[Master of Education]] program, where students study at the university during the summer and teach in Catholic elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools across the [[Southern United States|South]] for two school years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ace.nd.edu/teach/ |title=Teacher Formation Program |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref>
<!--[[File:University of Notre Dame Law School.JPG|thumb|alt=See caption |The Law School in winter]] (Doesn't really belong here.)--->

The university first offered graduate degrees, in the form of a Master of Arts (MA), in the 1854–1855 academic year. The program expanded to include [[Master of Laws]] (LLM) and Master of Civil Engineering in its early stages of growth, before a formal graduate school education was developed with a [[Dissertation|thesis]] not required to receive the degrees. This changed in 1924, with formal requirements developed for graduate degrees, including offering doctorates.<ref>{{cite web |author=Moore, Philip S. |title=The Story of Notre Dame: Academic Development of Notre Dame: Chapter 6: The Graduate School |url=http://archives.nd.edu/moore/moore06.htm |access-date=December 15, 2007 |publisher=University of Notre Dame}}</ref> Although Notre Dame does not have its own medical school, it offers a combined [[MD–PhD]] though the regional campus of the [[Indiana University School of Medicine]], where Indiana medical students may spend the first two years of their medical education before transferring to the main medical campus at [[Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://medicine.iu.edu/education/campuses/south-bend/ |title=Home – IU School of Medicine – South Bend |publisher=Medicine.iu.edu |date=May 24, 2012 |access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://graduateschool.nd.edu/departments-and-programs/dual-degree-programs/medicine-and-doctor-of-philosophy/ |title=Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304134731/http://graduateschool.nd.edu/departments-and-programs/dual-degree-programs/medicine-and-doctor-of-philosophy/ |archive-date=March 4, 2018 }}</ref>

===Centers and institutes===
In 2019, Notre Dame announced plans to rename the Center for Ethics and Culture, an organization focused on spreading Catholic moral and intellectual traditions. A $10&nbsp;million gift from Anthony and Christie {{nowrap|de Nicola}} funded the new {{nowrap|de Nicola}} Center for Ethics and Culture.<ref name="sbtribune">{{Cite web |title=Notre Dame receives $10 million gift for Center for Ethics and Culture |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/education/2019/01/08/otre-dame-receives-10-million-gift-for-center-for-ethics-and-culture/46355629/ |access-date=November 13, 2021 |website=[[South Bend Tribune]]}}</ref> 

The university is also home to the McGrath Institute for Church Life, which "partners with Catholic dioceses, parishes and schools to address pastoral challenges with theological depth and rigor".<ref>{{cite web |last1=University of Notre Dame McGrath Institute for Church Life |title=About |url=https://mcgrath.nd.edu/about/ |website=McGrath Institute for Church Life |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> 

The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, founded in 1986 by donations from [[Joan B. Kroc]], the surviving spouse of [[McDonald's]] owner [[Ray Kroc]], and inspired by Father Hesburgh, is dedicated to research, education, and outreach on the causes of violent conflict and the conditions for sustainable peace. It offers Ph.D., master's, and undergraduate degrees in peace studies. It has contributed to international policy discussions about peace building practices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History Kroc Institute |url=https://kroc.nd.edu/about-us/history/ |access-date=November 13, 2021 |website=kroc.nd.edu}}</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:University of Notre Dame Law Library.JPG|thumb|right|alt=See caption |The interior of the Kresge Law Library at the [[Notre Dame Law School]]]]
The university's library system is divided between the main library, the 14-story Theodore M. Hesburgh Library, and each of the colleges and schools. The Hesburgh Library, completed in 1963, is the third building to house the main collection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.nd.edu/about/history/ |title=Theodore M. Hesburgh Library |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref> The ''[[Word of Life (mural)|Word of Life]]'' [[mural]] by [[Millard Sheets]], popularly known as "Touchdown Jesus" because of its proximity to Notre Dame Stadium and Jesus' arms appearing to make the signal for a [[touchdown]], adorns the front of the library.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://library.nd.edu/about/history/mosaic.shtml |title=Word of Life Mural |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Brennan, Kevin |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/sioncampus/09/05/roadtrip.notredame/1.html |title=Road Trip – Notre Dame |publisher=Sports Illustrated on Campus |date=September 27, 2006 |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124064930/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/sioncampus/09/05/roadtrip.notredame/1.html |archive-date=January 24, 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Clarke Memorial Fountain.jpg|thumb|right|alt=See caption |The [[Clarke Memorial Fountain]], a war memorial dedicated in 1986, known colloquially as "Stonehenge"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Quinlon |first=Ryne |date=September 17, 2015 |title=On Stonehenge and student behavior |work=[[The Observer (Notre Dame)]] |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2015/09/stonehenge-student-behavior/ }}</ref>]]
The library system also includes branch libraries for Architecture, Chemistry and Physics, Engineering, Law, Music, and [[O'Meara Mathematics Library|Mathematics]] and information centers in the Mendoza College of Business, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and a slide library in O'Shaughnessy Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.library.nd.edu/services/ |title=Library Services |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514210111/http://www.library.nd.edu/services/ |archive-date=May 14, 2008}}</ref> A theology library, opened in the fall of 2015 on the first floor of Stanford Hall, is the first branch of the library system to be housed in a dorm room. With over three million volumes, the library system was the single largest university library in the world at the time of completion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tour.nd.edu/locations/hesburgh-library/ |title=Hesburgh Library |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref> It remains one of the hundred largest libraries in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/library/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet22.cfm |title=The Nation's Largest Libraries |publisher=[[American Library Association]] |date=May 2009 |access-date=September 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413193236/http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/library/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet22.cfm |archive-date=April 13, 2009}}</ref>

===Admissions===
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</ref>|admit rate=11.1%|admit rate change=-9.1|yield rate=62%|yield rate change=+5.4|SAT Total=1470-1540|SAT Total change=+1|ACT=33–35|ACT change=+1|float=right}}

The fall 2024 incoming class admitted 3,324 from a pool of 29,943 applicants for 11.1 percent acceptance rate.<ref name="admissions.nd.edu">{{Cite web |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web {{!}} University of Notre|title=Admitted Students |url=https://admissions.nd.edu/admitted-students/ |access-date=March 30, 2021|website=Undergraduate Admissions|language=en}}</ref> The university practices a non-restrictive [[early action]] policy that allows admitted students to consider admission to Notre Dame and any other colleges that accepted them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notre Dame Restrictive Early Action Program for First-Year Applicants |url=http://enrollmentdivision.nd.edu/news/53092-notre-dame-restrictive-early-action-program-for-first-year-applicants/ |website=University of Notre Dame |date=October 13, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> This process admitted 1,675 of the 9,683 (17 percent) who requested it.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Notre Dame Reviews a Record Number of 9,683 Restrictive Early Action Applications for the Class of 2026 |url=https://admissions.nd.edu/visit-engage/stories-news/university-of-notre-dame-reviews-a-record-number-of-9-689-restrictive-early-action-applications-for-the-class-of-2026/ |website=University of Notre Dame |access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Admission is [[need-blind]] for domestic applicants.<ref>{{cite web |title=FAQ - Need-Blind Policy |url=https://m.nd.edu/prospective_students/admissions/_/faq__needblind_policy |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref> Admitted students came from 1,311 high schools; the average student traveled over {{cvt|750|mi}} to Notre Dame. While all entering students begin in the College of the First Year of Studies, 26 percent have indicated they plan to study in the liberal arts or social sciences, 21 percent in engineering, 26 percent in business, 24 percent in science, and 3 percent in architecture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://admissions.nd.edu/connect/news/59306-meet-the-notre-dame-class-of-2019/ |title=Meet the Notre Dame Class of 2019 |publisher=University of Notre Dame |date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103205636/http://admissions.nd.edu/connect/news/59306-meet-the-notre-dame-class-of-2019/ |archive-date=November 3, 2016 |access-date=October 18, 2019}}</ref>

=== Tuition ===
Tuition for full-time students at the University of Notre Dame in 2023 is $62,693 a year.<ref name="University of Notre Dame">{{Cite web |title=University of Notre Dame |url=https://www.collegeconfidential.com/colleges/university-of-notre-dame/ |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=College Confidential |date=November 26, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Room and board is estimated to be an additional $17,378 a year for students who live in campus housing. Notre Dame is a private university, so it offers the same tuition for in-state and out-of-state students.<ref name="University of Notre Dame"/>

===Rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 42
| THE_WSJ = 17
| USNWR_NU = 18
| Wamo_NU = 10
<!-- Global rankings -->
| QS_W = 316=
| THES_W = 196=
| USNWR_W = 378
| ARWU_W = 301-400
}}
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! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=white}}" |
USNWR graduate rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite web |title=University of Notre Dame – U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=April 30, 2020 |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/university-of-notre-dame-152080/overall-rankings}}</ref>
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| Business
| 30
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| Engineering
| 50
|-
| Law
| 22
|}
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! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=white}}" |
USNWR graduate departmental rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings"/>
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| Biological Sciences
| 73
|-
| Analytical Chemistry
| 13
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| Chemistry
| 59
|-
| Clinical Psychology
| 37
|-
| Computer Science
| 58
|-
| Earth Sciences
| 68
|-
| Economics
| 47
|-
| English
| 33
|-
| Fine Arts
| 99
|-
| History
| 27
|-
| Mathematics
| 39
|-
| Non-profit Business
| 5
|-
| Logic
| 3
|-
| Physics
| 52
|-
| Political Science
| 37
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| Political Theory
| 8
|-
| Psychology
| 60
|-
| Sociology
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In 2022, Notre Dame ranked 9th for "best undergraduate teaching", 22nd for "best value" school and tied for 18th overall among "national universities" in the United States in ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''{{'}}s ''Best Colleges'' report.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-notre-dame-1840/overall-rankings |title=University of Notre Dame |access-date=September 14, 2019 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |year=2020}}</ref> The school ranked 18th in ''U.S. News & World Report''{{'}}s 2022 Best University Rankings report.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best National University Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities?schoolName=University+of+Notre+Dame |access-date=November 14, 2021 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><!--In 2015, ''[[USA Today]]'' ranked Notre Dame 10th overall for American universities.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=McKenna |title=UPenn Named Best College Nationwide for 2015 |url=http://college.usatoday.com/2014/09/08/upenn-named-best-college-nationwide-for-2015/ |work=USA Today |access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} "America's Top Value Colleges" ranks Notre Dame 21st among colleges in the United States in 2018, 17th among research universities, and third in the Midwest.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/university-of-notre-dame/ |title=America's Top Colleges |magazine=Forbes |date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> (Update needed) ---> ''U.S. News'' ranks Mendoza College of Business undergraduate school as tied for 12th best in the U.S. in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall |title=Best Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |year=2019 |access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref> The [[Philosophical Gourmet Report]] ranks Notre Dame's graduate philosophy program as 17th nationally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog |url=https://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2021/07/2020-21-update-for-the-2017-philosophical-gourmet-report.html |access-date=November 14, 2021 |website=leiterreports.typepad.com}}</ref> According to [[PayScale]], undergraduate alumni of University of Notre Dame have a mid-career median salary $110,000, making it the 24th-highest among colleges and universities in the United States. The median starting salary of $55,300 ranked 58th in the same peer group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Universities and Colleges |url=http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors |access-date=October 29, 2018 |publisher=Payscale}}</ref> Named by ''[[Newsweek]]'' as one of the "25 New [[Ivy League|Ivies]]."<ref>{{cite web |date=August 21, 2006 |title=25 New Ivies |url=http://www.newsweek.com/americas-25-new-elite-ivies-108771 |access-date=December 12, 2007 |work=Newsweek}}</ref> The university is a member of the [[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|Oak Ridge Associated Universities Consortium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orau.org/university-partnerships/consortium-members.html |title=ORAU Consortium Members |publisher=ORAU.org |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref>