University of Notre Dame

Academic Highlights

  • All students in their first year enroll in the first-year program where they receive one-on-one academic advising that will help them prepare for their intended major. After the first year, students choose among the six undergraduate colleges and schools for the remainder of their studies: School of Architecture, College of Arts and Letters, Mendoza College of Business, College of Engineering, Keough School of Global Affairs, and College of Science.

  • The Core Curriculum is the heart of a Notre Dame undergraduate education. It includes a common set of requirements for all students, organized around 11 Ways of Knowing. Each Way of Knowing teaches students a unique mode for approaching, analyzing, and understanding our world.

  • The student-to-faculty ratio is 9:1 with 90% of classes featuring fewer than 50 students.