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Math & statistics at Notre Dame

Notre Dame graduates about 164 math & statistics majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 8th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 131 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 99% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $116,000 four years out, 1.38× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#8 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year1648% of the class
Courses in the catalog131more than 99% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$116,0001.38× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Notre Dame

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Chapel in Zahm Hall at the University of Notre Dame
Zahm Hall ChapelPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Building, Jordan Hall of Science, Galvin Life Science Center, Hank Family Center for Environmental Sciences, Nieuwland Science Hall.

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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Duke University 98
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 98
  3. University of Chicago 97
  4. Princeton University 97
  5. Cornell University 96
  6. Rice University 96
  7. Stanford University 96
  8. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 95

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 math & statistics. 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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