The average composite SAT score for admitted University of Notre Dame freshman is 1500 out of 1600. Notre Dame students have the 28th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1500 is in the 99th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1450 to 1550. The 75th percentile score is 1550 while the 25th percentile score is 1450.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Notre Dame but we estimate it to be around a 1400 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Notre Dame students on the math portion of the SAT is 765 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 740 and the 75th percentile score 790.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 710 to 760 and the average score for University of Notre Dame students is 735.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of Notre Dame based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 12.9%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.91.
An SAT score of 1550 or higher is very competitive at Notre Dame and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 22% or higher.
Scores between 1500 to 1540 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 13% to 20%.
SAT scores between 1450 to 1490 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 7% to 12% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1400 to 1440 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 6% chance of admission to Notre Dame . SAT scores below 1400 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 35% |
1590 | 32% |
1580 | 29% |
1570 | 27% |
1560 | 24% |
1550 | 22% |
1540 | 20% |
1530 | 18% |
1520 | 16% |
1510 | 15% |
1500 | 13% |
1490 | 12% |
1480 | 10% |
1470 | 9% |
1460 | 8% |
1450 | 7% |
1440 | 6% |
1430 | 6% |
1420 | 5% |
1410 | 4% |
1400 | 4% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=152080 IPEDS survey data for University of Notre Dame.