Facts and Student Profiles

Students who consider attending Notre Dame almost always look beyond classes and buildings. They look at student population and extracurricular opportunities. Here’s a snapshot of a typical class. 

Program Basics

Year the College of Business was founded 

1921

Length of Business program

3 years

Degree awarded

BBA

Program accreditation:

  • AACSB
  • NCACS
 		  

Mendoza Undergraduate Profile

2009 Incoming class:

  • 71 percent are in the top 5 percent of their class
  • 89 percent are in the top 10 percent of their class
  • The mid 50 percent received scores of 1360 - 1480* on the Math plus Critical Reading components of the SAT
  • The mid 50 percent received ACT scores of 31-34

*University of Notre Dame of 2013 (from high schools that rank) 



Undergraduate Salary Facts

2009 Average Annual Salary 

Accountancy 

$53,951 

Finance 

$56,320 

Management and Information Technology Management 

$53,124 

Marketing 

$48,719 

AVERAGE SALARY MENDOZA GRADUATES 

$54,391 

*Source: Notre Dame Institutional Research, October 2009.
*Salaries do not include bonuses.
*Statistics are based on received 2009 placement surveys. 

Mendoza Undergraduate Student Enrollment by Major

Freshmen are not admitted into the College of Business. All University of Notre Dame freshmen are enrolled in the First Year of Studies program. Upon completion of the FYS program, students may move into the College of Business if they are in good standing and have completed all first year requirements including a minimum 24 credit hours. Students declare their major in the second semester of the sophomore year.

2009-2010 Undegraduate Enrollment 

University Undergraduate Student Profile

Percent Female 

48 

Percent Male 

52 

Percent International 

3 

Mean SAT score 

1405 

Mean ACT score 

32 

Undergraduate Demographic Breakdown

Undergraduate Demographic Breakdown

To see what a few current College of Business students have to say about their time at Notre Dame, click here.