Editing University of Notre Dame (section)

==Student life==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: University of Notre Dame |url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?152080-University-of-Notre-Dame |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
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| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|68|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Foreign national]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|11|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|89|%|2||background:black}}
|}
As of Fall 2022, the Notre Dame student body consisted of 8,958 [[undergraduate education|undergraduates]] and 4,134 [[Graduate school|graduate]] and professional  (Law, M.Div., Business, MEd) students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dame |first=University Communications {{!}} University of Notre |title=About |url=https://www.nd.edu/about/#:~:text=8,968%20Undergraduate%20Students,1,526%20Instructional%20Faculty |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=University of Notre Dame |language=en}}</ref> An estimated 21–24 percent of students are children of [[alumnus|alumni]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Golden, Daniel |url=http://www.educationsector.org/analysis/analysis_show.htm?doc_id=415280 |title=What We're Reading: College Admissions Corrupted |publisher=Education Sector |access-date=December 16, 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026172010/http://www.educationsector.org/analysis/analysis_show.htm?doc_id=415280 |archive-date=October 26, 2007}}</ref> and the student body represents all 50 states and 88 countries. Thirty-seven percent of students come from the [[Midwestern United States]], and 40 percent of students are U.S. students of color{{CN|date=April 2025}}, eight percent are international citizens.<ref name="admissions.nd.edu"/> <!--{{As of|2015|3}} ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' ranked Notre Dame as the ninth-highest 'dream school' from a parental perspective.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.princetonreview.com/cms-content/TPR_Mar182015_CollegeHopesWorries_Report.pdf |title=2015 College Hopes & Worries Survey Report |publisher=The Princeton Review |access-date=March 29, 2015 |date=March 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403100125/http://www.princetonreview.com/cms-content/tpr_mar182015_collegehopesworries_report.pdf |archive-date=April 3, 2015}}</ref> It has also been commended by some diversity-oriented publications; ''Hispanic Magazine'' in 2004 ranked the university ninth on its list of the top 25 colleges for [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latinos]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Garcia, Kimberly |url=http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine/2004/march/Features/top25.html |title=The Top 25 Colleges for Latinos |work=Hispanic Magazine |date=March 2004 |access-date=December 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212081138/http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine/2004/march/Features/top25.html |archive-date=December 12, 2007}}</ref> and ''[[The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education]]'' recognized the university in 2006 for raising enrollment of African-American students.<ref>{{cite news |author=Brown, Dennis |url=http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=20002 |title=Increase in black freshmen at Notre Dame rated among best in nation |date=November 8, 2006 |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=February 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110161959/http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=20002 |archive-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>

The strictly measured federal graduation rate for athletes was 98 percent for freshmen who entered between 2007 and 2010, the highest in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notre Dame Wins 11th Straight National Title in Graduation Based on 2017 NCAA Graduation Success Rate Numbers – UND Athletics |url=https://und.com/news/2017/11/8/Notre_Dame_Wins_11th_Straight_National_Title_in_Graduation_Based_on_2017_NCAA_Graduation_Success_Rate_Numbers.aspx?path=general |publisher=University of Notre Dame |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=October 21, 2019}}</ref> (All this is out-of-date)--->

===Residence halls===
{{Main|University of Notre Dame residence halls}}
[[File:Howard Hall.jpg|thumbnail|right|alt=See caption |Howard Hall, one of 15 women's dormitories]]The residence halls, or dorms, are the focus of student social and intramural life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://admissions.nd.edu/why-nd/student-life/ |title=Student Life |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web – University of Notre |website=Undergraduate Admissions |language=en |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.abc57.com/news/notre-dame-residential-life-provides-unique-experience-to-students |title=Notre Dame Residential Life provides unique experience to students |website=ABC57 |language=en |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://orlh.nd.edu/index.htm |title=Office of Residence Life and Housing:Housing Information |publisher=University of Notre Dame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214232740/http://orlh.nd.edu/index.htm |archive-date=December 14, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2007}}</ref> Each hall is led by a rector, a full-time, live-in professional who serves as leader, chief administrator, community builder and university resource to the residents, and is a priest, religious sister or brother, or a layperson trained in ministry or education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rector.nd.edu/ |title=Be a Rector at Notre Dame |publisher=University of Notre Dame |website=Division of Student Affairs |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> Rectors direct the hall community, foster bonding, and often coordinate with professors, academic advisors, and counselors to watch over students and assist them with their personal development.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://residentiallife.nd.edu/employment/rectors/ |title=Rectors // Residential Life // University of Notre Dame |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre |website=Residential Life |language=en |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> Rectors select, hire, train, and supervise hall staff: [[resident assistant]]s (required to be seniors) and assistant rectors (graduate students).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://residentiallife.nd.edu/employment/hall-staff/ |title=Hall Staff // Residential Life // University of Notre Dame |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre |website=Residential Life |language=en |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> Many residence halls also have a priest or faculty members in residence as faculty fellows, who provide an additional academic and intellectual experience to residential hall life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://residentiallife.nd.edu/hall-staff/ |title=Hall Staff, Residential Life |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> Every hall has its own chapel, dedicated to the hall's patron saint, and liturgical schedule with masses celebrated multiple times a week during the academic year, in the tradition of individual chapels at English [[Colleges within universities in the United Kingdom|university colleges]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The chapels of Notre Dame |last1=Lawrence |first1=Cunningham |date=2012 |publisher=University of Notre Dame Press |isbn=978-0268037352}}</ref>

[[Fraternities and sororities]] are not allowed on campus, as they are described as in opposition to the university's educational and residential mission.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dulac.nd.edu/community-standards/standards/sa/ |title=Student Activities Policies |publisher=University of Notre Dame |website=du Lac: A Guide to Student Life |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> The residential halls provide the social and communal aspect of fraternities, but in line with the university's policy of inclusion and zero tolerance of hazing.<ref>{{Cite book |title=University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame, Indiana |last=Ayala, Anikka M. |date=2005 |publisher=[[College Prowler]] |others=Gohari, Omid. |isbn=1596581700 |location=Pittsburgh, Pa. |oclc=61330210}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2006/03/nd-policy-upheld-by-hall-tradition/ |title=ND policy upheld by hall tradition |first=Katie |last=Perry |date=March 23, 2006 |website=The Observer |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref>

Over four-fifths of students live in the same residence hall for three consecutive years and about one-third of students live in the same residence hall for all four years {{as of|October 2017}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://scholastic.nd.edu/issues/kept-on-campus-residential-policy-changes-and-their-implications-for-the-student-body/ |title=Kept on Campus |volume=161 |last1=O'Neil |first1=Alison |work=Scholastic |access-date=August 14, 2019 |publisher=University of Notre Dame |last2=Rodriguez |first2=Juan Jose |issue=3 |last3=Vale |first3=Andrea}}</ref> A new policy was put into effect beginning in 2018, which required undergraduates to live on-campus for three years. In spring 2019, the university also announced a policy (that has since been reversed) that prohibited students living off campus from participating in dorm activities, such as intramural sports and dorm dances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://residentiallife.nd.edu/undergraduate/room-information-and-policies/residential-community-enhancements/ |title=Residential Community Enhancements |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605114652/https://residentiallife.nd.edu/undergraduate/room-information-and-policies/residential-community-enhancements/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Most intramural (interhall) sports are based on residence hall teams, where the university offers the only non-military academy program of full-contact intramural American football.<ref name="Life FAQ">{{cite web |url=http://admissions.nd.edu/life-at-notre-dame/student-life-faq |title=Student Life FAQ |publisher=University of Notre Dame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107055440/http://admissions.nd.edu/life-at-notre-dame/student-life-faq |archive-date=November 7, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2007}}</ref> At the end of the interhall football season, the championship game is played in [[Notre Dame Stadium]].<ref name="Dillon-Hall-Football-2017">{{cite news |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2017/11/interhall-insider-dillon-hopes-maintain-undefeated-record/ |title=Dillon hopes to maintain undefeated record |last1=Olmanson |first1=Ellie |date=November 17, 2017 |work=The Observer |access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref>

===Student clubs===
[[File:Knight of Columbus Notre Dame.jpg|thumb|upright=1|right|alt=See caption |The hall of the Notre Dame Council of the Knights of Columbus]]

There are over 400 active student clubs at the University of Notre Dame, with the financial oversight of each club delegated by the student-run [[Notre Dame Club Coordination Council|Club Coordination Council]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donnelly |first1=Mary Clare |title=Senate resolution aims to increase transparency with Club Coordination Council |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2019/04/senate-resolution-aims-to-increase-transparency-with-club-coordination-council/ |work=The Observer |access-date=August 13, 2019 |date=April 9, 2019}}</ref> The university subsidizes clubs, providing almost 15 percent of clubs' collective projected expenditures of $2.2&nbsp;million during the 2018–2019 academic year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Redsten |first1=Genevieve |title=Senate rejects resolution to increase club funding |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2019/02/senate-rejects-resolution-to-increase-club-funding/ |work=The Observer |access-date=August 14, 2019 |date=February 5, 2019}}</ref> There are a variety of student clubs on campus, including nine for students from different states,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dugan |first1=Michael |title=State clubs help students feel at home at Notre Dame |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2018/09/state-clubs-help-students-feel-at-home-at-notre-dame/ |work=The Observer |access-date=August 14, 2019 |date=September 25, 2018}}</ref> about three dozen clubs that represent different nationalities and origins,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pott |first1=Andrew |title=Diversity council in the wrong? |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2015/12/diversity-council-wrong/ |work=The Observer |access-date=August 14, 2019 |date=December 8, 2015}}</ref> and clubs dedicated to Catholic theology,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Everett |first1=Liz |title=New club on campus: Theology Club |url=https://irishrover.net/2012/10/new-club-on-campus-theology-club/ |website=Irish Rover |publisher=[[The Irish Rover (newspaper)|The Irish Rover]] |access-date=August 14, 2019 |date=October 28, 2012}}</ref> diverse faith practices, social service, political advocacy and awareness, competitive athletics, professional development and networking, performing arts, academic debate, foreign affairs, fraternal brotherhood, women's empowerment, and many other interests.<ref>{{cite web |title=Groups |url=https://sao.nd.edu/groups/ |website=SAO360 |publisher=University of Notre Dame Student Activities Office |access-date=August 14, 2019 |ref=saogroups}}</ref> The university hosts their annual Student Activities Fair early in the fall semester for all students interested in joining clubs or other student organizations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Activities Night 2019 |url=https://sao.nd.edu/events/2019/09/03/activities-night-2019/ |website=University of Notre Dame Division of Student Affairs |publisher=University of Notre Dame Student Activities Office |access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref>

===Student union===
The Notre Dame Student Union is divided into nine branches, as articulated in Article I, Section 2 of the ''Constitution of the Undergraduate Student Body of the University of Notre Dame du Lac''.<ref>The University of Notre Dame Student Union. [https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/assets/561180/3_6_2024_constitution.pdf "Constitution of the Undergraduate Student Body of the University of Notre Dame du Lac"] (PDF). ''University of Notre Dame Student Government.'' University of Notre Dame. Retrieved March 21, 2024. </ref>

==== Senate ====
The Student Senate is the legislative body of the Student Union that shall formulate and advance the position of the undergraduate student body on all issues concerning campus life. The Senate is composed of representatives from each of the University's undergraduate residence halls, and other representatives from the Student Union.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Student Senate |title=Senate |url=https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/senate/ |website=Student Government |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

==== Executive Cabinet ====
The Executive Cabinet is led by the Student Body President and Vice President. Membership is composed of Cabinet Directors who lead various departments.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cabinet |title=Executive Leadership |url=https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/executive-leadership/ |website=Notre Dame Student Government |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref> The Executive Cabinet is tasked with advancing the agenda of the President and Vice-President through working to protect the interests of students in all areas of university life, provide services to the undergraduate student body, and advance the policy priorities of the broader Student Union.<ref>{{cite web |last1=About |title=Executive Cabinet |url=https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/about/executive-cabinet/ |website=Notre Dame Student Government |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

==== Student Union Board ====
According to the Student Union Board's (SUB) mission statement, "The SUB Programming Body shall enhance undergraduate student life by providing undergraduate student services and social, intellectual, and cultural opportunities that respond to the needs and wants of the undergraduate student body in the most efficient manner possible."<ref>{{cite web |last1=University of Notre Dame Student Union Board |title=Mission Statement |url=https://www.sub.nd.edu/ |website=Student Union Board |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref> SUB is divided into seven committees, which consist of Acousticafé, AnTostal, Community Engagement, Concerts, First Look Into Programming (FLIP), Live Entertainment, and Signature Events.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Our Team |title=Committee Chairs |url=https://www.sub.nd.edu/leadership |website=Student Union Board |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

==== Hall Presidents Council ====
The Hall Presidents Council (HPC) is responsible for planning, funding, and executing residence hall events. The council is composed of leadership from all of Notre Dame's undergraduate residence halls, in addition to council leaders.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Home |title=Hall Presidents Council |url=https://hpc.nd.edu/ |website=Hall Presidents Council |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

==== Club Coordination Council ====
The Club Coordination Council (CCC) is responsible for communicating issues facing undergraduate club issues, providing funding for undergraduate clubs, serving as the representative body of undergraduate student clubs, and working with student clubs to ensure that clubs can coordinate their programming of activities.<ref name="constitution">{{cite web |last1=The University of Notre Dame Student Union |title=Constitution of the Undergraduate Student Body of the University of Notre Dame du Lac |url=https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/assets/317956/_4_29_19_official_copy_of_the_constitution.pdf |website=University of Notre Dame Student Government |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> The CCC oversees around 400 student clubs,<ref name="Student Groups">{{cite web |last1=University of Notre Dame Student Activities Office |title=Student Groups |url=https://sao.nd.edu/groups/ |website=SAO360 |publisher=University of Notre Dame Division of Student Affairs |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> each of which serves a unique purpose.<ref>{{cite web |last1=University of Notre Dame Student Activities Office |title=Prospective Groups |url=https://sao.nd.edu/groups/prospective-groups/ |website=Student Activities Office |publisher=University of Notre Dame Division of Student Affairs |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name="fox-news-scop-denial">{{cite news |last1=Fox News |title=Notre Dame won't recognize 'traditional marriage' student club |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/notre-dame-wont-recognize-traditional-marriage-student-club |access-date=August 15, 2019 |work=FoxNews.com |publisher=FOX News Network, LLC. |date=May 20, 2014}}</ref> The approval of the council, along with that of the Notre Dame Student Activities Office, is a requirement for official recognition of student clubs.<ref name="scop-denial-ncregister">{{cite news |last1=Fraga |first1=Brian |title=Pro-Marriage Club Denied Official Status at Notre Dame |url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pro-marriage-club-denied-official-status-at-notre-dame |access-date=August 15, 2019 |work=National Catholic Register |publisher=[[EWTN]] News, Inc. |date=May 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="irish-rover-scop">{{cite news |last1=VanBerkum |first1=John |title=Questionable Decisions: A Catholic University? |url=https://irishrover.net/2014/09/questionable-decisions-a-catholic-university/ |access-date=August 15, 2019 |work=Irish Rover |publisher=The Irish Rover |date=September 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ClubRespect">{{cite news |last1=Dugan |first1=Michael |title=Clubs Deserve Respect |url=https://irishrover.net/2019/10/clubs-deserve-respect/ |access-date=November 8, 2019 |work=The Irish Rover |volume=XVII |issue=IV |date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>

==== Class Councils ====
There are four Class Councils, one representing each undergraduate class level: First-Year, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Councils. They each promote the wellbeing of their respective classes by sponsoring functions that promote unity among class members. Each class is represented by four elected class officers, including a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. In addition to the officers, the Class Councils are made up of members from all across campus that work together to plan events.<ref>{{cite web |last1=About |title=Class Councils |url=https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/about/class-councils/ |website=Notre Dame Student Government |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

==== Off-Campus Council ====
The Off-Campus Council represents any undergraduate students not residing on the campus of the University. They provide to the needs of those students, given that the issues differ from those residing in the dorms.<ref>{{cite web |last1=About |title=Off-Campus Council |url=https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/about/off-campus-council/ |website=Notre Dame Student Government |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

==== Financial Management Board ====
The Financial Management Board (FMB) is responsible for the creation and maintenance of a budget for the Student Union. FMB conducts an annual hearing to ensure that undergraduate funds are allocated fairly, known as the Annual Allocation Hearing. The FMB representative from each organization prepares a budget and then meets with the Student Union Treasurer to discuss their organization's monetary needs, which are presented at the Annual Allocation Hearing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=About |title=Financial Management Board |url=https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/about/financial-management-board-fmb/ |website=Notre Dame Student Government |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref> After the allocations are agreed upon by its members, the budget is proposed to the Senate Committee on the Budget, which either approves or rejects these allocations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Senate Bylaws |title=Senate Committee on the Budget |url=https://jcouncil.nd.edu/assets/558657/senate_bylaws_1_.pdf |website=Notre Dame Judicial Council |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>

==== Judicial Council ====
The Judicial Council is tasked with overseeing the ethical behavior of Student Union leaders, maintaining the constitutional conduct of the Student Union, administering its elections, and providing support through Peer Advocates to students navigating the Office of Community Standards' hearings and conferences.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Home |title=Judicial Council |url=https://jcouncil.nd.edu/ |website=Notre Dame Judicial Council |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>


===Student events===
Website BestColleges.com ranks the university's [[intramural sports]] program as number one in the country in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best Colleges for Intramural Sports |url=https://www.bestcolleges.com/features/best-colleges-for-intramural-sports/ |access-date=November 14, 2021 |website=bestcolleges.com |date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> <!-- while in 2007 ''The Princeton Review'' named Notre Dame as the top school where "Everyone Plays Intramural Sports."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/rankingspr.asp |title=Princeton review's annual College rankings based on 120,000 student surveys now out in "Best 366 colleges – 2008 Edition" |publisher=The Princeton Review |date=August 20, 2007 |access-date=December 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231073602/http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/rankingspr.asp |archive-date=December 31, 2007}}</ref>(Outdated)---> Over 700 teams participate each year in the annual [[Bookstore Basketball]] tournament;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www3.nd.edu/~bkstr/ |title=General Information |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 16, 2007}}</ref> while the Notre Dame Men's [[Boxing]] Club hosts the annual [[Bengal Bouts]] tournament to raise money for the [[Congregation of Holy Cross#The Mission of Holy Cross in Bangladesh|Holy Cross Missions]] in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |author=Retter, Eric |url=http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2005/03/18/Sports/Bengal.Bouts.From.Nappy.To.Now-897517.shtml |title=Bengal Bouts: From Nappy to Now |work=The Observer |date=March 18, 2005 |access-date=December 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111060306/http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2005/03/18/Sports/Bengal.Bouts.From.Nappy.To.Now-897517.shtml |archive-date=January 11, 2009}}</ref> In the fall, the Notre Dame Women's Boxing Club hosts an annual Baraka Bouts tournament that raises money for the Congregation of the Holy Cross Missions in Uganda.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baraka Bouts |url=https://www3.nd.edu/~wboxing/ |website=www3.nd.edu |access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref>

Many of the most popular student events held on campus are organized by the 30 residential halls. Among these, the most notable are the [[Keenan Revue]], the [[Fisher Hall (University of Notre Dame)|Fisher Hall]] Regatta, [[Howard Hall (University of Notre Dame)|Howard Hall]] Totter for Water, [[Keenan Hall]] Muddy Sunday, the [[Morrissey Hall (University of Notre Dame)|Morrissey Hall]] Medallion Hunt, the [[Dillon Hall]] Pep Rally, the [[Keough Hall]] Chariot Race and many others. Each dorm also hosts many formal and informal balls and dances each year.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=University of Notre Dame |title=Hall traditions great and small |url=https://magazine.nd.edu/stories/hall-traditions-great-and-small/ |website=Notre Dame Magazine |date=April 6, 2015 |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref>

===Religious life===
[[File:Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Night.jpg|thumb|alt=See caption |Basilica of the Sacred Heart at night]]
While having a religious affiliation is not a criterion for admission, over 93 percent of students identify as Christian, with over 80 percent of those being Catholic.<ref>{{cite news |author=Peralta, Katie |url=http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2007/10/04/News/Nd.Welcomes.NonCatholic.Faiths-3011803.shtml |title=ND welcomes non-Catholic faiths |work=The Observer |date=October 4, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111024153/http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2007/10/04/News/Nd.Welcomes.NonCatholic.Faiths-3011803.shtml |archive-date=January 11, 2009}}</ref> There are 57 chapels on campus, including one in every residence hall. Collectively, [[Mass (liturgy)|Catholic Mass]] is celebrated over 100 times per week on campus, and a large campus ministry program provides for the faith needs of the community.<ref name="Life FAQ"/><ref>{{cite news |author=Cheffers, Elizabeth |url=http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2004/09/24/News/Knights.Serve.The.Community-730486.shtml |title=Knights serve the community |work=The Observer |date=September 24, 2004 |access-date=December 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223190548/http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2004/09/24/News/Knights.Serve.The.Community-730486.shtml |archive-date=December 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://undpress.nd.edu/books/P03031 |title=The Chapels of Notre Dame // Books // University of Notre Dame Press |publisher=Undpress.nd.edu |access-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525183311/http://undpress.nd.edu/books/P03031 |archive-date=May 25, 2016 }}</ref> There is also an active council of the [[Knights of Columbus]] on campus, which is the oldest and largest college council of the international Catholic men's organization.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=James |title=The Tradition of the Knights of Columbus |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2019/02/the-tradition-of-the-knights-of-columbus/ |work=The Observer |access-date=August 13, 2019 |date=February 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Notre Dame Thanksgiving Tradition | date=December 15, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZhEde72FSA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/JZhEde72FSA |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |via=YouTube |publisher=Knights of Columbus Supreme Council |access-date=August 13, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Non-Catholic religious organizations on campus include the [[Baptist Student Union|Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM)]], Jewish Club of Notre Dame, the Muslim Student Association, the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, the Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, and many more.<ref name="Student Groups"/>

The university is the major seat of the Congregation of Holy Cross (albeit not its official headquarters, which are in Rome).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nd.edu/faith-and-service/congregation-of-holy-cross/ |title=Congregation of Holy Cross |work=Faith & Service |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> Its main seminary, Moreau Seminary, is on the campus across St. Joseph Lake from the Main Building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vocation.nd.edu/what-the-seminary-is-like/virtual-tour/moreau-seminary/ |title=Moreau Seminary |website=Holy Cross Vocations |publisher=Congregation of Holy Cross |access-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504064920/http://vocation.nd.edu/what-the-seminary-is-like/virtual-tour/moreau-seminary/ |archive-date=May 4, 2016 }}</ref> [[Old College, University of Notre Dame|Old College]], the oldest building on campus near the shore of St. Mary's Lake, houses undergraduate seminarians. Retired priests and brothers reside in Fatima House (a former retreat center), Holy Cross House, and Columba Hall near the Grotto.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://brothersofholycross.com/bhc/wp-content/uploads/Brothers2009Appeal.pdf |title=Brothers of Holy Cross |website=brothersoftheholycross.com |access-date=November 14, 2021}}</ref>

===Student-run media===
Notre Dame students run nine media outlets: three newspapers, a radio and television station, and several magazines and journals.

The ''[[Scholastic (Notre Dame publication)|Scholastic]]'' magazine, begun as a one-page journal in 1876,<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=X}}</ref> is issued twice monthly and claims to be the oldest continuous collegiate publication in the United States. The other magazine, ''The Juggler'', is released twice a year and focuses on student literature and artwork.<ref name="Publications"/> The ''Dome'' yearbook is published annually. The newspapers have varying publication interests, with ''[[The Observer (Notre Dame)|The Observer]]'' published daily and mainly reporting university and other news,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=158 |title=Publications: Overview |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215163550/http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=158 |archive-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref> staffed by students from both Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College. Unlike ''Scholastic'' and ''The Dome'', ''The Observer'' is an independent publication and does not have a faculty advisor or any editorial oversight from the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/about/ |website=The Observer |access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref> In 2003, when other students believed that the paper had a liberal bias, they started [[The Irish Rover (newspaper)|''The'' ''Irish Rover'']], a print and digital newspaper published twice per month that features regular columns from alumni and faculty and coverage of campus matters. As of 2005, ''The Observer'' and the ''Irish Rover'' were distributed to all students.<ref name="Publications">{{cite web |author=Cohen, Ed |year=2005 |title=The Student Media Frenzy |work=Notre Dame Magazine |url=http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/sp2005/media.html |access-date=December 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122510/http://nd.edu/~ndmag/sp2005/media.html |archive-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> In Spring 2008, ''Beyond Politics'', an undergraduate journal for political science research, made its debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beyondpolitics.nd.edu/index.htm |title=Beyond Politics: An Undergraduate Review of Politics |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=October 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610075617/http://beyondpolitics.nd.edu/index.htm |archive-date=June 10, 2010}}</ref> In May 2023, a professor at the university, Tamara Kay, sued the Rover for defamation. The case was dismissed, and Kay filed an appeal in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notre Dame professor appeals dismissal of defamation suit against Irish Rover |url=https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2024/02/kay-appeals-dismissal-of-defamation-suit-against-irish-rover |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Notre Dame professor appeals dismissal of defamation suit against Irish Rover - The Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[WSND-FM]] serves the student body and the larger South Bend community at 88.9 FM, offering students a chance to become involved in bringing classical music, fine arts and educational programming, and alternative rock to the airwaves. Another radio station, WVFI, began as a partner of WSND-FM; it now airs independently and is streamed on the Internet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.edu/~wvfi/about.html |title=WVFI:About: History |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=December 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119220758/http://www.nd.edu/~wvfi/about.html |archive-date=January 19, 2008}}</ref>

The television station NDtv grew from one show in 2002 to a full 24-hour channel with original programming by 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www3.nd.edu/~sbnd/about/ |title=About NDtv |publisher=University of Notre Dame |access-date=October 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230085451/http://www.nd.edu/~sbnd/about/ |archive-date=December 30, 2007}}</ref>