95%
Graduation Rate
99%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At University of Notre Dame, the graduation rate is 95 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 99 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 91.10% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with very high research activity).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,970 students out of 2,070 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at University of Notre Dame.
By gender, 1,016 male and 954 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 2,070 | 1,970 | 95.17% |
|---|
| Men | 1,082 | 1,016 | 93.90% |
|---|
| Women | 988 | 954 | 96.56% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at University of Notre Dame.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 88.89%
- Asian: 94.19%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 88.61%
- Hispanic: 95.06%
- White: 95.99%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 96.43%
- Unknown: 94.12%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 88.89%(8/9) |
66.67%(2/3) |
100.00%(6/6) |
|---|
| Asian | 94.19%(81/86) |
90.70%(39/43) |
97.67%(42/43) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 88.61%(70/79) |
87.18%(34/39) |
90.00%(36/40) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 95.06%(231/243) |
94.12%(112/119) |
95.97%(119/124) |
|---|
| White | 95.99%(1,342/1,398) |
94.95%(715/753) |
97.21%(627/645) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(2/2) |
- |
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| Two or More Race | 96.43%(108/112) |
93.55%(58/62) |
100.00%(50/50) |
|---|
| Unknown | 94.12%(16/17) |
88.89%(8/9) |
100.00%(8/8) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At University of Notre Dame, 112 of 124 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 90.32%.