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History at Notre Dame

Notre Dame graduates about 49 history majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 663 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 100% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.39× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#6 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year492% of the class
Courses in the catalog663more than 100% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.39× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Notre Dame

An example of a classroom withing the Hesburgh Library
Hesburgh Library ClassroomPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source
Photo taken from in front of the Hesburgh Library.
South Quad Notre DamePhoto: Know1one1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Imersive Technologies Lab on the second floor of the Hesburgh Library
Imersive Technologies Lab of the Hesburgh LibraryPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source
Showing space in the Hesburgh Library associated with the Navari Family Center f
Near the Navari Family Center for Digital ScholarshipPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Cushwa-Leighton Library, McKenna Library, Province Archives Center, Hesburgh Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 98 · Academic 96 · Athletics 18 · Chapel 6 · Student housing 5 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Yale University 98
  2. Brown University 97
  3. Columbia University 96
  4. University of Chicago 95
  5. Duke University 95
  6. University of Pennsylvania 94
  7. Vanderbilt University 94
  8. Georgetown University 94

Other strong majors at Notre Dame

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Notre Dame with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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