What are Notre Dame graduate students like?
Of the Graduate School’s 1,700 students: • 98% are full-time students • 80% are pursuing a doctorate • 36% are international students • 11% identify themselves as minority Students may pursue graduate degrees in 30 fields at the University of Notre Dame; over half of these are within Arts and Letters disciplines. Approximately 800 graduate and professional degrees are awarded annually. Notre Dame’s advancement as a research institution is reflected in the growth of its graduate programs. From 1995 to 2005 our graduate school enrollment grew by 31%, while our undergraduate enrollment grew by only 5%. During the same period our sponsored research grew by 152%, while those of other top twenty universities grew by only 66%. • Learn More: List of Graduate Programs Graduate students are drawn to Notre Dame by the opportunity to work closely with leading scholars in their disciplines. Students in Notre Dame’s graduate programs often have the opportunity to author or co-author articles during
