The University of Notre Dame is a Catholic research university located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, in the United States.
Notre Dame is known for its competitive admissions, with the incoming class
enrolling in fall 2015 admitting 3,577 from a pool of 18,156 (19.7%). The
academic profile of the enrolled class continues to rate among the top 10 to 15
in the nation for national research universities. The university practices a
non-restrictive early action policy that allows admitted students to consider
admission to Notre Dame as well as any other colleges to which they were
accepted. 1,400 of the 3,577 (39.1%) were admitted
under the early action plan. Admitted students came from 1,311 high
schools and the average student traveled more than 750 miles to Notre Dame,
making it arguably the most representative university in the United States.
While all entering students begin in the College of the First Year of Studies,
25% have indicated they plan to study in the liberal arts or social sciences,
24% in engineering, 24% in business, 24% in science, and 3% in architecture.
In 2015-2016, Notre Dame ranked 18th overall among "national universities" in
the United States in U.S. News & World Report's
Best Colleges 2016. In 2014, USA Today ranked Notre Dame 10th overall for
American universities based on data from College Factual.[129] Forbes.com's America's Best
Colleges ranks Notre Dame 13th among colleges in the United States in 2015,
8th among Research Universities, and 1st in the Midwest. U.S. News &
World Report also lists Notre Dame Law School as 22nd overall. BusinessWeek ranks Mendoza
College of Business undergraduate school as 1st overall. It ranks the MBA
program as 20th overall. The Philosophical Gourmet Report ranks
Notre Dame's graduate philosophy program as 15th nationally, while ARCHITECT
Magazine ranked the undergraduate architecture program as 12th nationally. Additionally, the study
abroad program ranks sixth in highest participation percentage in the
nation, with 57.6% of students choosing to study abroad in 17 countries. According to payscale.com, undergraduate alumni of University of Notre Dame have
a mid-career median salary $110,000, making it the 24th highest among colleges
and universities in the United States. The median starting salary of $55,300
ranked 58th in the same peer group. Named by Newsweek as one
of the "25 New Ivies," it is
also an Oak Ridge Associated
University.