What SAT score do you need for Notre Dame? (Middle 50%: 1460–1540)
First-year students at Notre Dame who sent an SAT scored 1460–1540, with a median of 1500 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Notre Dame admits 11% of applicants and is test optional.
Where your score lands at Notre Dame
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1460–1540, median 1500
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
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Notre Dame by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 11%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1460–1540
- Median SAT
- 1500
- About on the ACT
- 33–35
Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Notre Dame admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Notre Dame admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 65%, from 18,157 in 2015 to 29,942 in 2024, and Notre Dame's admit rate went from 20% to 11%.
- 20%
- 11%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29,942 | 3,374 | 11% |
| 2023 | 28,353 | 3,510 | 12% |
| 2022 | 26,509 | 3,421 | 13% |
| 2021 | 23,642 | 3,562 | 15% |
| 2020 | 21,253 | 4,035 | 19% |
| 2019 | 22,200 | 3,515 | 16% |
| 2018 | 20,371 | 3,608 | 18% |
| 2017 | 19,564 | 3,702 | 19% |
| 2016 | 19,505 | 3,654 | 19% |
| 2015 | 18,157 | 3,595 | 20% |
In fall 2024, 2,082 of the 3,374 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Notre Dame
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1410Far reachHold
- 1410–1490ReachHold
- 1500 and upReachSend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.
Notre Dame SAT sections and ACT
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 730 | 760 | 780 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 720 | 740 | 760 |
| SAT total | 1460 | 1500 | 1540 |
| ACT composite | 33 | 34 | 35 |
Common Data Set 2025–26.
Notre Dame waitlist
Waitlist
2,186 applicants were offered a spot, 1,475 took it, and 54 were admitted from it.
3.7%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2025–26.
Notre Dame cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $26,780
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 95%
- Median earnings
- $99,980
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 9,073
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Notre Dame
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- TuftsMedford, MA · 11% admitted1460–1520, median 1500
- MiddleburyMiddlebury, VT · 11% admitted1450–1530, median 1500
- HamiltonClinton, NY · 14% admitted1460–1530, median 1500
- EmoryAtlanta, GA · 11% admitted1480–1540, median 1510
- WellesleyWellesley, MA · 14% admitted1460–1540, median 1500
- HaverfordHaverford, PA · 12% admitted1460–1530, median 1490
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Sources
- Notre Dame Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Notre Dame admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- Notre Dame website
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