University of Notre DameDepartments, Colleges, and Schools
School of Architecture
Established in 1898
2010 Enrollment: 182 students
College of Arts and Letters
Established in 1842
2010 Enrollment: 2,333 students
- The Humanities
- Africana Studies
- American Studies (includes Journalism)
- Classics (includes Arabic Studies)
- East Asian Languages and Cultures
- English
- German and Russian Languages and Literatures
- History
- Irish Language and Literature
- Philosophy
- Program of Liberal Studies
- Romance Languages and Literatures
- Theology
- The Arts
- Art, Art History, and Design
- Film, Television, and Theatre
- Music
- The Social Sciences
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Mendoza College of Business
Established in 1921
2011 Enrollment: 1,909 undergraduate, 648 graduate, 2,557 total
- Undergraduate
- M.B.A.
- Executive M.B.A.
- Executive Programs
- Master of Science in Accountancy
- Master of Nonprofit Administration
College of Engineering
Established in 1873
2010 Enrollment: 937 students
- Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
College of Science
Established in 1865
2010 Enrollment: 1,207 students
- Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Preprofessional Studies
First Year of Studies
Established in 1962
2010 Enrollment: 2,089 students
The Graduate School
Established in 1918
2010 Enrollment: 2,000 students
The Law School
Established in 1869
2010 Enrollment: 560 students
Leading Higher Education
Notre Dame established the first programs in law, engineering, and architecture at an American Catholic institution of higher learning.
Thinking Critically and Ethically
The Department of Philosophy was ranked 14th in the U.S. in a survey of nearly 200 philosophers, and Notre Dame and Yale were cited as the nation's top two programs for the study of the philosophy of religion.
Studying the Past
The Institute for Medieval Studies was the first in the United States, and the University also founded the first publication series dedicated specifically to medieval topics.