Get my odds
Notre Dame, IN · Philosophy & religion

Philosophy & religion at Notre Dame

Notre Dame graduates about 105 philosophy & religion majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.23× 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.

97/100Standout#3 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year1055% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$55,0001.23× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Notre Dame

Chapel in Zahm Hall at the University of Notre Dame
Zahm Hall ChapelPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source
Chapel in Cavanaugh Hall at the University of Notre Dame
Cavanaugh Hall ChapelPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source
Chapel of St. John the Evangelist in Farley Hall at the University of Notre Dame
Farley Hall ChapelPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source
Chapel of St. Clare of Assisi in Pasquerilla West Hall at the University of Notr
Pasquerilla West Hall ChapelPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Cushwa-Leighton Library, McKenna Library, St. Joseph Chapel, Our Lady of Fatima House and Shrine, Log Chapel, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Hesburgh Library.

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

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. University of Pennsylvania 98
  2. Dartmouth College 98
  3. Harvard University 97
  4. Princeton University 97
  5. Yale University 96
  6. Columbia University 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 philosophy & religion. 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.

See your odds at Notre Dame Everything about Notre Dame