University of Notre Dame Business Programs

University of Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. Notre Dame is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

University of Notre Dame Rankings

Notre Dame landed the #4 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! It is also ranked #1 out of 37 schools in Indiana.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Notre Dame has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Notre Dame.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Notre Dame has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#12	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#13	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Notre Dame?

Contact details for Notre Dame are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 Main Building, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone:	574-631-5000
Website:	www.nd.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/notredame
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/NotreDame

How Do I Get Into Notre Dame?

You can apply to Notre Dame online at: www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Notre Dame

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Notre Dame?

If you plan to apply to Notre Dame, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 19%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 19%, and the acceptance rate for women is 19%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% of students accepted to Notre Dame submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 760. Math scores were between 710 and 790.

Notre Dame received ACT scores from 57% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 32 and 35.

Can I Afford University of Notre Dame?

The overall average net price of Notre Dame is $53,197. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Notre Dame, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $8,525 a year. That adds up to $34,100 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Notre Dame is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Notre Dame Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,874 undergraduate students at Notre Dame, with 8,833 being full-time and 41 being part-time.

There are also 3,935 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,833 full-time undergraduates at Notre Dame, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Notre Dame students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	438
Black or African American	303
Hispanic or Latino	1,016
White	5,991
International Students	485
Other Races/Ethnicities	600

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at University of Notre Dame. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 112 countries are represented at Notre Dame. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Notre Dame

In 2019-2020, 6,513 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Notre Dame has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Notre Dame

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Notre Dame was 32.2%. This is the #733 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Notre Dame regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Notre Dame Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Finance	266	35	0	301
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	254	1	5	260
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	174	0	174
Accounting	106	26	0	132
General Business Administration and Management	0	132	0	132
General Business/Commerce	37	83	0	120
Management Science	109	9	0	118
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	50	22	0	72
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	48	0	48
General Management Information Systems	19	0	0	19
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	841	530	5	1,376

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ssantera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.