University of Notre Dame
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Notre Dame is a private research university in Notre Dame, IN (suburb setting), with 8,968 undergraduates (47% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 12% of 28,353 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1440–1540 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $83,271 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,083 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 97% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, social sciences. The campus reported 0.95 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Notre Dame ranks
6 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $62,693
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 45 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Notre Dame
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Notre Dame teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $3.4M | $106,355 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | 11 over | 1 | $3.6M | $80,278 | 990 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | 2 over | 1 | $13M | $779,135 | 989 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | room 3 | 1 | $9.1M | $754,332 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 995 | |
| Football | Independent | 124 | 19 over | 1 | $93M | $752,062 | 970 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $1.5M | $169,371 | 988 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $1.5M | $153,601 | 1000 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 29 | 3 over | 1 | $7M | $240,368 | 991 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 52 | 4 over | 1 | $3.7M | $71,376 | 991 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | room 4 | 4 | $2.8M | $81,923 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic Coast Conference | 72 | 4 over | 5 | $3.2M | $45,124 | 993 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $2.7M | $88,706 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | room 4 | 1 | $2.9M | $140,407 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $1.6M | $43,713 | 1000 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 33 | 3 over | 1 | $2.5M | $77,013 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $1.4M | $142,733 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $1.6M | $178,991 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 130 | 85 over | 1 | $2.6M | $20,338 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 107 | 62 over | 1 | $2.8M | $26,590 | 992 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 22 | 4 over | 2 | $3.7M | $167,785 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.