Enrollment Trends at ND

The student population at University of Notre Dame is 13,042 (8,880 undergraduate and 4,162 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 750 (6.10%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at ND is 68.09% which is increased by 418 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 332 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 110 male students for every 100 female students, down from 121 in 2015.
246 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 156.25% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,771 where 13,042 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 13,174 students in 2024 and was lowest at 12,292 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 12,292 to 13,042 students, a net gain of 750 (6.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Notre Dame since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	12,292	8,462	4,412	4,050	3,830	2,319	1,511
2016-17	12,393 101	8,530 68	4,504 92	4,026 -24	3,863 33	2,285 -34	1,578 67
2017-18	12,467 74	8,576 46	4,503 -1	4,073 47	3,891 28	2,259 -26	1,632 54
2018-19	12,607 140	8,617 41	4,507 4	4,110 37	3,990 99	2,306 47	1,684 52
2019-20	12,683 76	8,732 115	4,551 44	4,181 71	3,951 -39	2,242 -64	1,709 25
2020-21	12,809 126	8,874 142	4,595 44	4,279 98	3,935 -16	2,240 -2	1,695 -14
2021-22	13,139 330	8,973 99	4,627 32	4,346 67	4,166 231	2,352 112	1,814 119
2022-23	13,105 -34	8,971 -2	4,602 -25	4,369 23	4,134 -32	2,340 -12	1,794 -20
2023-24	13,174 69	8,968 -3	4,590 -12	4,378 9	4,206 72	2,356 16	1,850 56
2024-25	13,042 -132	8,880 -88	4,551 -39	4,329 -49	4,162 -44	2,294 -62	1,868 18
Average	12,771	8,758	4,544	4,214	4,013	2,299	1,714

University of Notre Dame Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,758 where 8,880 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Notre Dame since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,462	8,450	4,407	4,043	12	5	7
2016-17	8,530	8,514	4,491	4,023	16	13	3
2017-18	8,576	8,557	4,493	4,064	19	10	9
2018-19	8,617	8,607	4,499	4,108	10	8	2
2019-20	8,732	8,708	4,531	4,177	24	20	4
2020-21	8,874	8,833	4,570	4,263	41	25	16
2021-22	8,973	8,956	4,615	4,341	17	12	5
2022-23	8,971	8,953	4,589	4,364	18	13	5
2023-24	8,968	8,953	4,579	4,374	15	11	4
2024-25	8,880	8,866	4,542	4,324	14	9	5
Average	8,758	8,758	4,532	4,208	8,758	13	6

University of Notre Dame Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,013 where 4,162 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Notre Dame since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,830	3,672	2,245	1,427	158	74	84
2016-17	3,863	3,673	2,199	1,474	190	86	104
2017-18	3,891	3,698	2,185	1,513	193	74	119
2018-19	3,990	3,716	2,164	1,552	274	142	132
2019-20	3,951	3,695	2,106	1,589	256	136	120
2020-21	3,935	3,700	2,106	1,594	235	134	101
2021-22	4,166	3,894	2,219	1,675	272	133	139
2022-23	4,134	3,856	2,207	1,649	278	133	145
2023-24	4,206	3,637	2,103	1,534	569	253	316
2024-25	4,162	3,850	2,148	1,702	312	146	166
Average	4,013	4,013	2,168	1,571	4,013	131	143

University of Notre Dame Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.36%. The percentage was 66.14% 10 years ago and ND still has a high percentage of white students. 5.37% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.14% to 56.36%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.99% to 5.37%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.29% to 4.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.48% to 13.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6578 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5485 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Notre Dame over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	20	613	404	1,165	4	8,130	467
2016-17	15	572	438	1,189	4	8,207	508
2017-18	22	570	444	1,178	6	8,178	539
2018-19	26	564	437	1,223	4	8,181	555
2019-20	21	573	410	1,304	10	8,040	598
2020-21	28	598	411	1,342	11	8,338	608
2021-22	24	649	433	1,458	15	8,209	632
2022-23	20	663	470	1,532	16	7,862	663
2023-24	20	689	547	1,593	18	7,612	640
2024-25	16	701	536	1,741	17	7,350	616
Average	21	619	453	1,373	11	8,011	583

University of Notre Dame Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

246 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 156.25% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Notre Dame from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	12,292	96	114	12,082
2016-17	12,393	90	193	12,110
2017-18	12,467	152	134	12,181
2018-19	12,607	153	170	12,284
2019-20	12,683	161	273	12,249
2020-21	12,809	248	6,265	6,296
2021-22	13,139	200	318	12,621
2022-23	13,105	269	451	12,385
2023-24	13,174	264	559	12,351
2024-25	13,042	246	461	12,335
Average	12,771	188	894	11,689

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Enrollment Trends at ND

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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