Notre Dame De Namur University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The University of Notre Dame du Lac, or simply Notre Dame, is an independent Roman Catholic, research university located in Notre Dame, Indiana, adjacent to the city of South Bend. It was founded in 1842 by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Notre Dame gained the status of university in 1844. The campus is spread across 1,250 acres.

The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts and Letters
• College of Engineering
• Mendoza College of Business
• School of Architecture
• The Graduate School
• The Law School

Notre Dame's undergraduate program was ranked 18th among national universities by U.S. News & World Report for 2008-2009.

The Notre Dame Student body represents all 50 states and over 100 countries. The school's minority student population has doubled in the pst 20 years, and women, admitted for the first time to undergraduate studies in 1972, now account for 47 percent of enrollment.

There are several religious clubs on campus, including the Communion and Liberation of Notre Dame, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Jewish Club, and Muslim Student Association.

The university's Center for Social Concerns is a catalyst for student volunteerism. About 80 percent of students participate in voluntary community service.

The famous alumni of Notre Dame include Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State; Phil Donahue, talk show host; Mark Shields, political columnist and commentator; novelist Nicholas Sparks; James E. Muller, cofounder of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclewar War and co-recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize; Jim Andrews and John McMeel, cofounders of Universal Press Syndicate; Anne Heaton, folk musician; and Bruce Babbitt, former Governor of Arizona and U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

Notre Dame is strong in athletics. Some 400 students have gone on to play professional American football in the National Football League, American Football League, or the All-America Football Conference, including recent graduate Brady Quinn and Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana. Additionally, Notre Dame had had 47 former students inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, including football pioneer Knute Rockne.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, therapy and counseling, family and social work, and music.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,478 in 2009-2010 (1,103 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 51% of enrolled students and graduate students are 49%.

Students under 25 years old represent 40% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

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Room and Board

Notre Dame De Namur University provides on-campus housing for 482 of its 1,103 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Pacific West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 92 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 85 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Notre Dame De Namur University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (97 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Management Science

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (2 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (115 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (38 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (56 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MEDIA (6 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (15 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (54 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Clinical Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology