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Quick Facts

The Graduate School is responsible for broad policies and procedures governing post-baccalaureate programs in engineering, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Notre Dame’s programs in law, business and architecture are administered separately.

Graduate Population

At the start of the 2008–09 academic year, the Graduate School enrolled 1,953 advanced students in architecture, engineering, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. About 70 percent of this number were enrolled as Ph.D. students.

Student Support

Almost all Notre Dame graduate students in good standing received tuition scholarships. Ninety-four percent of doctoral students received stipend support during the academic year, and more than 70 percent received summer support. Approximately 32 percent of stipends were from external sources, such as grants, and about 16 percent were from endowments.

Degrees Awarded

The University awarded 399 master’s degrees and 166 Ph.D. degrees during the 2008–09 academic year.

Time to Degree

Average time to the Ph.D. was 6.1 years, ranging from 5.5 years for engineers to 6.9 years for students in the humanities and social sciences. This is at least a year less than national averages.

Admission Profile for Fall 2008

The Graduate School received 3,607 applications, including 2,636 doctoral applications, for Fall 2008. Approximately 21 percent of applicants were admitted, of which 50 percent (228 doctoral and 143 master’s students) confirmed their intent to enroll.

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The Graduate School, 502 Main Building Notre Dame, IN, 46556

Phone: (574) 631-7544 Fax: (574) 631-4183 Email: GradSch@nd.edu

Graduate School Admissions Phone: (574) 631-7706 Email: GradAd@nd.edu

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