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Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics
University of Notre Dame Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics
University of Notre Dame admitted 3,249 students to its Class of 2030 from 36,102 applications. Below is a full picture of University of Notre Dame’s admissions data, what the numbers actually indicate, and what the school looks for in an applicant.
Class of 2030
At a Glance
- Overall acceptance rate
- 9%
- Early acceptance rate
- 11.79%
- Regular Decision acceptance rate
- 7.29%
Class of 2030
Acceptance Rates
For the Class of 2030, University of Notre Dame admitted 3,249 students from 36,102 total applications — an overall acceptance rate of 9%. Across the last four cycles the overall rate has held between 9% and 12.4%, with class size and application volume shown below.
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 36,102 | 3,249 | 9% |
| 2029 | 35,401 | 3,320 | 9.38% |
| 2028 | 29,942 | 3,374 | 11.27% |
| 2027 | 28,353 | 3,510 | 12.38% |
| 2026 | 26,509 | 3,421 | 12.91% |
View historical data
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23,654 | 3,562 | 15.06% |
| 2024 | 21,253 | 4,035 | 18.99% |
| 2023 | 22,200 | 3,515 | 15.83% |
| 2022 | 20,371 | 3,608 | 17.71% |
| 2021 | 19,564 | 3,702 | 18.92% |
| 2020 | 19,505 | 3,654 | 18.73% |
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 13,711 | 1,617 | 11.79% |
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 22,391 | 1,632 | 7.29% |
Class of 2030
Test Scores & Academic Profile
- SAT middle 50%
- 1460-1540
- ACT middle 50%
- 33-35
- Testing policy
- Optional - Notre Dame does not require the SAT or ACT for applicants.
- GPA
- Notre Dame does not publish a minimum; admitted students are typically at the top 10% of their class.
Good to Know
- Notre Dame uses the Common Application
- Restrictive Early Action is nonbinding.
- Notre Dame does consider legacy status.
- Notre Dame does not offer interviews.
