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Applying to Notre Dame

Everything you need to know to join the Notre Dame family.

Our goal is twofold: to enroll the best possible students at the University and to treat with dignity every student who expresses interest in applying. We appreciate your sincere interest in joining the Notre Dame family. If you choose to apply for admission, we promise to treat your application with great care because it represents you during an important time in your life. You’re about to make one of the most important decisions of your life. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Notre Dame is here to make sure you have all the help—and information—you need as you prepare your application.

Students may apply via one of three secure online applications:

View the application overview for more information.

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  • Applications become available August 1
  • Restrictive Early Action November 1
  • REA Supporting Application Documents November 15
  • SlideRoom Submissions November 15
  • Regular Decision January 2
  • RD Supporting Application Documents January 15
  • SlideRoom Submissions January 15
  • Priority Date to Apply for Financial Aid (REA Applicants) FAFSA CSS Profile, IDOC
    November 15
  • Priority Date to Apply for Financial Aid (RD Applicants) FAFSA, CSS Profile, IDOC January 15
  • Confirmation Deadline May 1

Class of 2029 Applicant Pool

  • 35,403 Applications
  • 9% Admit Rate
  • 64% Yield Rate

Class of 2029 Enrolled Student Profile

  • 48% Female
  • 52% Male
  • 82% Catholic
  • 1460-1540 SAT (Mid 50%)*
  • 33-35 ACT (Mid 50%)*
  • 20% First generation or Pell recipients
  • 52% Receive need-based financial aid
  • 70% Receive some form of financial aid
  • 8% International students
  • 31% Domestic students who self-reported as Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or two or more races.**

*Notre Dame is test-optional through at least the 2026/27 application cycle.

**As required by federal law, Notre Dame collects demographic information for enrolled students and annually reports it to the federal government. Notre Dame’s holistic admissions process carefully adheres to the Supreme Court’s decisions in the Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard College and University of North Carolina cases.

 

Academic Interest of Enrolled Class

Pie chart of academic interests of enrolled class
  • 24% Business
  • 21% Engineering
  • 24% Science
  • 3% Architecture
  • 25% Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
  • 3% Global Affairs

Regions for Enrolled Students

  • 13% West
  • 35% Midwest
  • 22% Northeast
  • 13% Southeast
  • 7% Southwest
  • 10% Outside the U.S.

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