Editing University of Notre Dame (section)

===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>