What GPA do you need to get into Notre Dame?

Among 135 applicants who posted a Notre Dame admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.98 and the middle half reported 3.90 to 4.00 (106 reported a GPA). Notre Dame sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Notre Dame?

Among 135 applicants who posted a Notre Dame admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,540 and the middle half scored 1,490 to 1,560 (74 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.

Does applying early help at Notre Dame?

In these posts, 52% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (37 of 71), against 33% in regular decision (49 of 150). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Notre Dame admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (59%), tutoring/teaching (47%), athletics (46%), work/job (36%). 88% held at least one leadership role and 64% listed a national or international award.

What is the Notre Dame acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Notre Dame in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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How to get into Notre Dame

What 135 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 411 Notre Dame results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Notre Dame admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.98

Middle half 3.90 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,540

Middle half 1,490 to 1,560

Median ACT

Middle half 34 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.53

Middle half 4.39 to 4.80

Results posted: 135 admitted, 208 rejected, 68 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Notre Dame acceptance rate; the official rate is in Notre Dame’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.98	3.89
SAT	1,540	1,510
ACT	34	34

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Notre Dame admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service59%
Tutoring/Teaching47%
Athletics46%
Work/Job36%
Internship34%
Debate/MUN/Speech31%
Student government29%
Advocacy/Politics28%

Held a leadership role

88%

Founded something

50%

National or intl. award

64%

Did research

24%

Early vs. regular decision at Notre Dame

Early (71 results)52%
Regular (150 results)33%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Notre Dame admits

Engineering16%
Business13%
Computer Science10%
Political Science10%
Economics7%
Math5%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 20% first-generation, 18% low income, 27% underrepresented minority, 12% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 10% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 38% chose Notre Dame.

Three recent Notre Dame admits

2026 cycle · REA · Engineering
Southeast Asian engineering applicant whose solar-cleaning robot, research club, and outreach org drive the profile.
GPA 3.89 UW · SAT 1520 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Business
Entrepreneurial transfer student with a sneaker business, sports leadership, and a research assistantship.
GPA 3.59 UW · SAT 1490 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Business
Business-focused high-school transfer with reselling, finance research, multiple founded clubs, and a startup.
GPA 3.68 UW · SAT 1490 · Original post

Where else Notre Dame admits got in

Notre Dame admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Notre Dame?: Among 135 applicants who posted a Notre Dame admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.98 and the middle half reported 3.90 to 4.00 (106 reported a GPA). Notre Dame sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Notre Dame?: Among 135 applicants who posted a Notre Dame admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,540 and the middle half scored 1,490 to 1,560 (74 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
Does applying early help at Notre Dame?: In these posts, 52% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (37 of 71), against 33% in regular decision (49 of 150). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Notre Dame admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (59%), tutoring/teaching (47%), athletics (46%), work/job (36%). 88% held at least one leadership role and 64% listed a national or international award.
What is the Notre Dame acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Notre Dame in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Notre Dame. All colleges