University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Official website ↗
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Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $86,125 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, and asking for it does not hurt the application. Merit scholarships: international students can receive them. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | very selective: about 1 in 9 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1455–1560. English minimum: TOEFL 100. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Notre Dame, IN · Large suburb · summer highs about 28°C, winter lows about -8°C · 126 km from MDW airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | Need-blind for international applicants Applying for financial aid does not reduce an international applicant's chance of admission. Sources (1)“The University of Notre Dame admissions evaluation process for undergraduate international applicants is need-blind.”admissions.nd.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
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| Meets full financial need | Yes — meets the full demonstrated need of admitted studentsSources (1)“We offer need-based financial aid that meets the full demonstrated need of all undergraduate students, domestic and international.”admissions.nd.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Merit scholarships | Yes — international students can receive merit scholarshipsSources (1)“All international students and U.S. citizens abroad will be considered for merit scholarships.”admissions.nd.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| SAT / ACT policy | Test-optional (SAT/ACT may be submitted)Sources (1)“Notre Dame is test-optional through 2026-2027, meaning you are not required to submit scores from ACT and/or SAT exams when you apply.”admissions.nd.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| English proficiency | English test required unless an exemption applies
Sources (3)“English proficiency testing will be REQUIRED if either the applicant's primary first language is not English, or the secondary education has not been primarily in English.”admissions.nd.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“We will waive the English proficiency test if:”admissions.nd.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“We strongly recommend 100 out of 125 on the Internet-based TOEFL exam.”admissions.nd.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Finance and Financial Management Services | $141,543 | $160,313 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | $114,035 | $142,970 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $90,623 | $124,557 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | $91,548 | $123,663 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | — | $122,821 |
| Economics | $84,700 | $122,637 |
| Accounting and Related Services | $81,226 | $115,909 |
| Chemical Engineering | $84,581 | $113,614 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $89,587 | $112,828 |
| Business/Commerce, General | $87,457 | $111,444 |
| Physics | — | $110,029 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $81,169 | $103,022 |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Location
| City / state | Notre Dame, IN |
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| Setting | Large suburb |
| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 126 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (Jul) | average high 28°C (83°F) |
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| Coldest month (Jan) | average low -8°C (17°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 996 mm |
| Snowfall per year | 164 cm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High °C | 0° | 2° | 8° | 15° | 21° | 26° | 28° | 27° | 24° | 17° | 9° | 2° |
| Low °C | -8° | -7° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 16° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -5° |
| Rain mm | 68 | 59 | 60 | 89 | 107 | 103 | 96 | 102 | 89 | 94 | 71 | 61 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the South Bend Michiana Rgnl Ap, In Us weather station, about 6 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.