University Of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac, or simply Notre Dame, is a private, Roman Catholic, research university located in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, on November 26, 1842. It gained the status of university in 1844. The campus is spread across an area of 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. There are several religious clubs on campus including the Communion and Liberation of Notre Dame, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Jewish Club, and Muslim Student Association.

University Of Notre Dame Highlights

Where University Of Notre Dame stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, business and management, liberal arts, law, medicine, mathematics, and drama and performing arts.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Notre Dame Students

The student enrollment at Notre Dame was 11,733 in 2007 (11,657 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 69% of enrolled students, graduate students are 26%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Notre Dame participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Notre Dame provides on-campus housing for 6,956 of its 11,657 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Notre Dame Athletics

School sports include football (Division I-A Independents), basketball (Big East Conference), baseball (Big East Conference), and track (Big East Conference).

Notre Dame offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 241 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 178 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Notre Dame Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: