Applying to University of Notre Dame

ND's acceptance rate is 15% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 23,642 students applied and 3,546 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is very hard to get into ND. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 58% with 2,057 enrolled students out of 3,546 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,480 and the ACT score is 34 at ND.

To apply to ND, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze ND's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate school and $75 for graduate school at University of Notre Dame. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	admissions.nd.edu/
Online Application	www.commonapp.org/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 15.00% and the yield is 58.01%. 11,450 men and 12,192 women applied to ND and 1,832 men and 1,707 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,044 men and 990 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	23,642	11,450	12,192
Admitted	3,546	1,832	1,707
Enrolled	2,057	1,044	990
Acceptance Rate	15.00%	16.00%	14.00%
Yield	58.01%	56.99%	58.00%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 685 students (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 748 students (36%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 760 and the 25^th percentile is 700. The SAT Math score is 790 (75^th) and 710 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 32 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	700	760
SAT Math	710	790
ACT Composite	32	35
ACT Math	0	0
ACT English	0	0

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA and High School Rank to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript) and Completion of College Preparatory Program. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Notre Dame.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

ND Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended