University of Notre Dame
IN · Private · Midwest · National university · Top 25 tier · 8,901 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted − early admits) ÷ (all applicants − early applicants), using the early counts the school published and the Common Data Set totals for the same class.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
REA rate figures: Class of 2029 (entered Fall 2025) · Notre Dame Admissions, Dec 18, 2024 ↗
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027; testing will be required starting with a later application year.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Admitted students will submit official scores that match their self-reported scores prior to enrolling.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 3,515 | 15.8% | 25.8% | 100% | 47% | 53% | Not reported | 32-35 | |
| 2020-21 | 4,035 | 19% | Not reported | 100% | 42% | 58% | ERW 690-760, Math 710-790 | 32-35 | |
| 2021-22 | 3,562 | 15.1% | Not reported | 100% | 48% | 52% | ERW 700-760, Math 710-790 | 32-35 | |
| 2022-23 | 3,421 | 12.9% | Not reported | 67% | 36% | 31% | ERW 710-760, Math 740-790 | 32-35 | |
| 2023-24 | 3,510 | 12.4% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | ERW 710-760, Math 730-780 | 33-35 | |
| 2024-25 | 3,374 | 11.3% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 1470-1540 | 33-35 | |
| 2025-26 | 3,320 | 9.4% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 1460-1540 | 33-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 4%
- 2024: 3%
- 2023: 5%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS
Notes
- Notre Dame's Common Data Set reports the number of enrolled students who submitted SAT (726) and ACT (693) scores, but not the percentage.