University of Notre Dame

Address:

Notre Dame, IN 46556

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1842
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 8,275
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $3,690,694,000

Admissions

Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: December 31
Selectivity: Most selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $31,542
Room/Board: $8,010

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: 54%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Deloitte & Touche; KPMG; Price Waterhouse Coopers; Notre Dame; Accenture; Lockheed Martin

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,794,991
Number of current serial subscriptions: 24,932
Number of microforms: 3,396,877
Number of audiovisuals: 20,719
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: Theordore M. Hesburgh Library; Architecture Library; Business Information Center; Chemistry/Physics Library; Engineering Library; Joyce Sports Research Collection; Kellogg/Kroc Information Center; Life Sciences Library; Mathematics Library; Medieval Institute Library; Radiation Chemistry Data Center; Kresge Law Library; Anastos Byzantine Collection; Devers Program in Dante Studies and the ItalNet Consortium; Art Slide Library; Frank M. Folsom Ambrosiana Microfilm and photographic Collection; Mark K. Davis Drawings Collection; Jacques Maritain Center

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Snite Museum of Art; Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies; the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies; the Keough Institute of Irish Studies; the Erasmus Institute; the Nanovic Institute for European Studies; the Medieval Institute; Radiation Laboratory; Center for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST); the Center for Advanced Scientific Computing; the Center for Astrophysics at Notre Dame University (CANDU); the Center for Applied Mathematics; the Center for Molecularly Engineered Materials; the Center for Civil and Human Rights; the Center for Continuing Education; the Center for Philosophy of Religion; the Center for Research in Business, embracing the Center for Business Communication, the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business, and the Center for Research in Banking; the Center for Social Concerns; the Center for the Study of Contemporary Society, which embraces the Gerontological Research Center, the Laboratory for Social Research, the Multinational Management Program, and the Philosophic Institute; the Charles and Margaret Hall Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism; the Ecumenical Institute (Jerusalem); the Energy Analysis and Diagnostics Center; the Center for Nano Science and Technology; the Environmental Research Center (UNDERC); the W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research; the Walther Cancer Research Center; the Institute for Church Life, which embraces the Center for Pastoral Liturgy and Retreats International; the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts; the Jacques Maritain Center; the Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values; the Urban Institute for Community and Educational Initiatives; the Thomas J. White Center for Law and Government; and the William and Katherine Devers Program in Dante Studies. Other laboratories include: the Hessert Center for Aerospace Research (with wind tunnels); the Air and Water Quality Analysis Laboratory; the Aquatic Biology Laboratory; the Biofluid Mechanics Laboratory; the Catalysis Laboratory; the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory; the Bernard J. Hank Family Environmental Research Laboratory; the LOBUND Laboratory (germ-free research facility); the Parasitology Laboratory; the Solid State Material and Devices Laboratory; the Vector Biology Laboratory; the Zebrafish Research Facility; Nuclear Structure Laboratory (with accelerator lab)

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 600
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A

Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: N/A
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 77%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 77%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (47%), men’s dorms (53%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 31

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: N/A

Campus Size: 1,250 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Chicago (90), South Bend (5)
Nearest train station: South Bend (4)
Nearest bus station: South Bend (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – N/A
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – N/A

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – N/A
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Summer Shakespeare, an annual drama festival; the Literary Festival, a student-organized celebration of contemporary writing that has brought to campus a stellar list of distinguished American authors of the last 35 years; the Collegiate Jazz Festival, the longest-running and most distinguished jazz celebration on any American campus; the Keenan Revue, an annual presentation of satire by the residents of Keenan Hall; the Student Film Festival, an annual presentation of original films; Bookstore Basketball, the world’s largest amateur, five-on-five, outdoor basketball tournament, with more than 600 teams of students, faculty and staff members; the seasonal concerts of the well known Notre Dame Glee Club; the Devers Dante Lectures; and the many and varied exhibits of the University’s Snite Museum of Art.