Academic inquiry and self-discovery go hand-in-hand. We encourage you to ask the big questions: What are my values? How can my passions contribute to the greater good? What is my calling?
A Notre Dame education is designed around enduring questions and students are given the resources to explore the answers. We’ve created an academic culture that has earned us a place among the nation’s top 25 institutions of higher learning, according to surveys from U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger’s Report, and others.
Notre Dame students learn from faculty who are highly sought-out experts in their fields and they benefit from the extensive resources of a preeminent research university—from facilities like the dynamic Jordan Hall of Science, to the intersection of arts and scholarship at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, to the support provided by campus centers like the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement.
Opportunities for inquiry abound because there’s nothing like the joy of discovery. Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to live fully. So a Notre Dame education goes beyond simply gaining intellect. It’s a path to wisdom.
98%of students return for their second year (one of the highest in the country).
95%of students graduate on time, one of the highest graduation rates in the nation.
97%of graduates are traditionally placed in careers, graduate schools, or service opportunities within six months of graduation
90%of students participate in internship or conduct research before they graduate.
Engage in meaningful research.
Explore bold ideas from day one. ND undergraduates work alongside faculty mentors to tackle real-world challenges, gain experience, and create solutions that make a difference.
Members of the e-NABLE team of student engineers meet and assemble the 3D-printed parts of a new prosthetic hand.
You have more than 70 paths to a bachelor’s degree. The choice is yours.
College of Arts and Letters
Africana Studies*
American Studies
Anthropology
Arabic
Art History
Chinese*
Classics*
Computer Science
Design
Economics
Education, Schooling and Society*
English
Film, Television, and Theatre
French*
Gender Studies*
German*
Greek and Roman Civilization*
History
International Economics
Italian*
Japanese*
Latino Studies*
Mathematics
Medieval Studies*
Music
Neuroscience and Behavior
Philosophy
Philosophy and Theology
Political Science
Program of Liberal Studies
Psychology
Romance Languages and Literatures*
Russian*
Sociology
Spanish*
Studio Art
Theology*
*Available as a major or supplementary major: Supplementary majors are pursued in addition to a student's primary major.
College of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mendoza College of Business
Accountancy
Business Analytics
Finance
Marketing
Strategic Management
College of Science
Applied & Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Environmental Sciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience and Behavior
Physics
Physics in Medicine
Preprofessional Studies
Science - Computing
Science - Education
Science Pre-Health*
Statistics
*Available as a supplementary major only: Supplemenatary majors are pursued in addition to a student's primary major.
Keough School of Global Affairs
Global Affairs
Asian Studies*
Peace Studies*
*Available as a supplementary major only: Supplemenatary majors are pursued in addition to a student's primary major.
School of Architecture
Architecture (5-year program)
The School of Architecture encourages undergraduate students, beginning in their fourth year, to participate in one of three concentrations: Architectural Practice and Enterprise, Furniture Design, or Preservation and Restoration. These concentrations develop specialized skills that benefit students in the workplace and beyond.
Aerospace Engineering major Zach Egan ’27 tightens sections of a wind tunnel while doing research in Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research.
Undergraduate Research
Explore what inspires you.
Every major offers opportunities to explore, create, and discover. Study ancient architecture in Rome, help advance cancer research at the Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute, or create original work at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Supported by resources like the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement and world-class research facilities, students are empowered to explore their interests and turn curiosity into discovery.
World-Changing Research
Neuroscience and behavior major Haley Kempf ’20 (right) studies zebrafish in order to discover a link between the fish and human cell regeneration in diseases of the eye, which affects millions worldwide.
Experts in Every Field
World-renowned Professors Who Become Mentors
Notre Dame faculty pair excellence in research and scholarship with a deep commitment to teaching and mentorship. They challenge undergraduate students to ask important questions, welcome them into the work of discovery, and help them pursue opportunities, like research, internships, and career experiences, that apply students’ knowledge, talents, and curiosity to serving others.
Since 1999Notre Dame faculty members have won more fellowships (71) from the National Endowment for the Humanities than any other institution in the country.
30+ facultyhave been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the nation's leading learning academy.
8:1Student to faculty ratio
90%of full-time faculty have terminal degrees and doctorates.
Three of our faculty members most recently awarded fellowships from National Endowment for the Humanities.
Notre Dame faculty earn national and international recognition for scholarship that advances their fields and addresses important questions and societal issues. As an undergraduate student, you’ll engage with professors, often in small classes, continue conversations with them during and outside of office hours, and have opportunities to contribute to meaningful research alongside them.
Marisel Moreno
Professor of Latina/o Literature in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Jon Bullock
Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology
Therese Cory
Professor of Thomistic Studies in the Department of Philosophy
Spaces for Discovery
Big discoveries begin with the right resources. Through state-of-the-art labs and more than 25 core research facilities, Notre Dame students collaborate with faculty, pursue innovative research, and explore ideas across every discipline. These facilities offer just a glimpse of the opportunities available to undergraduates.
Digital Visualization Theatre
Undergraduates utilize the 50-foot domed ceiling of the Digital Visualization Theater, located in the Jordan Hall of Science for hands-on scientific research, not just observation. Students can explore 3D models of complex molecules, view the internal structure of the human body as revealed by CT or MRI medical imaging technologies, and to hurtle through outer space, from the Notre Dame campus to the edge of the observable universe.
Center for Research Computing
Undergraduates can take advantage of the resources at the Center for Research Computing, a state-of-the-art High Performance Computing (HPC) facility that supports research in data science, computational modeling, and other computationally intensive fields. Students can use a variety of resources, including the Geospatial Analysis Laboratory, the Green Cloud—an energy-efficient computational grid—and VisArray, a visualization framework for rendering scientific data.
Turbomachinery Laboratory
The Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory (NDTL) is a 25,000-square-foot facility located in Downtown South Bend's Ignition Park. At this world-class research and testing facility, student and faculty researchers study components for gas turbine engines used by commercial and military aircraft, power plants, and the oil and gas industry, providing hands-on experience that prepares students for careers in aerospace and other high-tech engineering fields.
