University of Notre Dame is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Notre Dame, Indiana. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 13,042 students in fall 2024, including 8,880 undergraduates and 4,162 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
University of Notre Dame offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 97 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Finance, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. It awarded 3,806 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
99% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Key figures
13,042
Students enrolled
99%
First-year retention
3,806
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
97
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 97
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
99%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,198
Master's degrees
1,165
Doctoral degrees (research)
279
Professional doctorates
164
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
13,042
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,880
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,162
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
13,568
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,073
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,495
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
48%
Men
52%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
14%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
12%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Division I-A Independents; Atlantic Coast Conference
President
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit