Thursday, July 29th, 2010

University of Notre Dame


Location and Affiliation:

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, near South Bend, population 105,511.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Population:

Notre Dame’s enrollment is 8310 students on campus.

• 47% female
• 4% black
• 5% Asian
• 4% international
• 8% Hispanic

30% of applicants are admitted. 98% return as sophomores.

Professor to Student Ratio:

1:13

Academic Level:

• Notre Dame is a Level 1 school
• The middle 50% range of ACT scores is 30-33
• The middle SAT range is Verbal 630-730, Math 650-740, Composite 1280-1470

Most Popular Majors:

• Business/marketing 31%
• Psychology 6%
• Political Sciences/Government 8%
• Engineering 8%
• English 5%
• Pre-med/Pre-medical studies 7%
• Social Sciences/History 20%

Graduates:

96% graduate after 6 years.

Application:

• Admission fee is $50
• The Early Action application deadline is November 1
• The Regular Decision application deadline is December 31

Generosity:

Average need met is 100%.

Features:

The University of Notre Dame was founded in 1842 and has maintained its Catholic identity. Presently, 84% of Notre Dame students are Roman Catholic.

Notre Dame is rated among the nation’s top 25 institutions of higher learning in surveys conducted by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger’s, and Kaplan/Newsweek.

Notre Dame ranks first among U.S. Catholic colleges and universities in the number of undergraduates who have gone on to earn a doctorate since 1920, according to independent studies conducted by Georgetown University and the Delta Epsilon Sigma scholastic honor society.

Contact:

University of Notre Dame Admissions 1-574-631-7505.

Learn more about Notre Dame. http://www.nd.edu