University of Notre Dame

Ranked #20
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #12 in Above the Law 2025
Notre Dame, Indiana

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.85
Median LSAT
169
Acceptance rate
23%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
164
169
170
GPA
3.74
3.85
3.92
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2442
100%
Accepted
568
23%
Matriculated
172
7%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
94%
Full-time non-legal
5%
Unemployed
0.5%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Illinois
41
New York
28
Indiana
16
International
2
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
56%
1-25
5%
26-500
12%
501+
40%
Business & industry
3%
Government
12%
Public interest
5%
Clerkship
22%
Federal
17%
State
5%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.5%
Unemployed
0.5%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$70,606
Estimated 3 years: $211,818
Cost of living (off-campus)
$25,990
Estimated 3 years
$77,970
Total cost
$97,116
Estimated 3 years
$291,348
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$35,000
25th percentile: $20,000
75th percentile: $50,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
49%
50-100%
44%
100%
5%
>100%
2%

Demographics

Out of 549 students in 2024, 49% were women, and 39% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
50%
Women
49%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
67%
Women
31%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
80%
Women
20%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
61%
Black
3%
Asian
7%
Hisp
14%
PI
0.2%
AI
0.4%
2+
5%
Unk
9%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
66%
Black
7%
Asian
8%
Hisp
9%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
7%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
75%
PoC
25%
Part-time faculty
White
86%
PoC
14%
University of Notre Dame student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
277
-
43
70
Women
271
-
20
18
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
333
124
48
76
Asian
39
15
-
-
Hispanic
76
17
-
-
Black
19
14
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
0
-
-
American Indian
2
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
30
14
-
-
Other
49
3
-
-
People of Color
216
63
16
12

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