University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
9.4%
3,320 admitted
SAT · 50th
1500
Range 1460–1540
6-yr grad
95.0%
Retention 98.0%
Undergrads
8,950
8:1 S-F
Admissions
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10.6% / 10.6%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications35,401
Overall admit rate9.4%
In-state admit rate10.6%
Out-of-state admit rate10.6%
Enrolled2,118 · 63.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist54 of 2,186
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Talent, Volunteering
Important factorsClass rank, Interview
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1500
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1460–1540
SAT
255075
R&W720740760
Math730760780
Comp146015001540
ACT
255075
Comp333435
Cost & aid
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$69,280
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$69,280
Fees$514
Room & board$18,992
Books$1,250
Avg need-based grant$60,952
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$27,861
Academics
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8 : 1
student-faculty ratio
98.0% retention
Student-faculty8 : 1
Retention98.0%
6-year graduation95.0%
Enrollment
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8,950
undergraduates
92.0% out-of-state · 158 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates8,950
First-year2,118
Full-time100%
Female48%
Out-of-state92.0%
International (freshmen)158
Rankings
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#12
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#1226
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#2026
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#2026
NicheBest Colleges in America#2526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#2726
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#3226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#3326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIndiana colleges8
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$85
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJan 02 → Apr 01 → May 01
Early actionNov 01 → Dec 16 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 FL, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.nd.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@nd.edu
Admissions phone(574) 631-7705
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Georgetown Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
Vanderbilt University TN · Private (nonprofit)5.4%15307K
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Boston College MA · Private (nonprofit)16.2%15009K
Northwestern University IL · Private (nonprofit)7.7%15409K
Cornell University NY · Private (nonprofit)8.4%153016K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Notre Dame

10 years of University of Notre Dame's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.