Notre Dame's Admit Rate

Hey, guys! I've been looking into Notre Dame lately and I was wondering about their admit rate. Could any of you share insight about it? I am aware it's a competitive school, but I am interested to know the odds. Any feedback would be appreciated. Cheers!

Notre Dame is indeed a competitive university. Last year (for the class admitted in 2023), Notre Dame reported an admit rate of around 12%, marking it as a highly selective institution.

While the admit rate is a good basic measure of school selectivity, I advise you to focus instead on what you can control—your own application. Make sure to craft honest and compelling essays, maintain solid academic performance, and continue to foster your talents and passions outside the classroom. Ultimately, those factors will be more important for determining your chances at Notre Dame than the overall admit rate.

If you want to know how your application as a whole stacks up at Notre Dame, I'd check out CollegeVine's free chancing engine, which accounts for all quantifiable elements of your application, including GPA, course rigor, test scores (if you have them), and extracurriculars to give you personalized odds of acceptance at Notre Dame and hundreds of other colleges: https://www.collegevine.com/admissions-calculator

This tool will also give you suggestions on how to improve your chances, for example by raising your GPA slightly or earning a leadership position in one of your extracurriculars.

Or, if you want tips on how to strengthen the more intangible aspects of your application, I'd check out this blog post from CollegeVine, which breaks down how to tackle Notre Dame's school-specific supplemental essays: https://blog.collegevine.com/how-to-write-the-university-of-notre-dame-essays/. Especially at selective schools like Notre Dame, the essays are a great opportunity to showcase what you have to offer beyond the numbers.

Best of luck in your application process!