Disabled Students: 80% of the campus is accessible. Wheelchair ramps, elevators, special parking, specially equipped rest rooms, special class scheduling, lowered drinking fountains, and lowered telephones are available.

Services: There is a reader service for the blind

Campus Safety and Security: Measures include 24-hour foot and vehicle patrol, self-defense education, escort service, and shuttle buses. There are informal discussions, pamphlets/posters/films, emergency telephones, and lighted pathways/sidewalks.

Programs of Study: Notre Dame confers B.A., B.S., B.Arch., B.B.A., B.F.A., and B.Mus. degrees. Master’s and doctoral degrees are also awarded. Bachelor’s degrees are awarded in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (biochemistry, biology/biological science, and microbiology), BUSINESS (accounting, banking and finance, business economics, management information systems, management science, and marketing/retailing/merchandising), COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS (art history and appreciation, communications, design, dramatic arts, English, fine arts, French, German, graphic design, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin, literature, music, photography, Russian, Spanish, and studio art), COMPUTER AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE (applied physics, chemistry, computer science, geoscience, information sciences and systems, mathematics, and physics), EDUCATION (foreign languages, science, and secondary), ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (aeronautical engineering, architectural engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical/ electronics engineering, environmental science, and mechanical engineering), HEALTH PROFESSIONS (predentistry and premedicine), SOCIAL SCIENCE (African American studies, American studies, anthropology, classical/ancient civilization, economics, history, international studies, liberal arts/general studies, medieval studies, philosophy, political science/government, prelaw, psychology, sociology, theological studies, and urban studies). Engineering, architecture, philosophy, accounting, and premedicine are the strongest academically. Accounting, government, and English are the largest.

Required: All students must complete courses in English, philosophy, science, history, theology, math, social science, and phys ed. A total of 120 semester hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate.

Special: Cross-registration is offered with Saint Mary’s College. Study abroad is possible in France, Austria, Australia, Chile, Mexico, Japan, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Egypt, Israel, and England. A 5-year arts and letters/engineering B.A.-B.S. degree is offered. There is a program of liberal studies, centered on the discussion of great books. Internships, an accelerated degree program, a Washington semester, dual majors, 3-2 engineering degrees, and pass/fail options are available. There are 15 national honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa, and 2 departmental honors programs.

Faculty/Classroom: 75% of faculty are male; 25%, female. 91% teach undergraduates, 95% do research, and 90% do both. Graduate students teach 10% of introductory courses. The average class size in an introductory lecture is 100; in a lab, 30; and in a regular course, 40.

Admissions: 40% of the 1997-98 applicants were accepted. The SAT I scores for the 1997-98 freshman class were; Verbal-3% below 500, 19% between 500 and 599, 53% between 600 and 700, and 25% above 700; Math-1% below 500, 11% between 500 and 599, 53% between 600 and 700, and 35% above 700. The ACT scores were 2% below 21, 10% between 21 and 23, 22% between 24 and 26, 23% between 27 and 28, and 44% above 28. 95% of the current freshmen were in the top fifth of their class; 99% were in the top two fifths. 256 freshmen graduated first in their class.

Requirements: The SAT I or ACT is required. Applicants should be graduates of an accredited secondary school with 16 Carnegie credits completed, including 4 years of English, 3 of math, and 2 each of science, foreign language, and history- The SAT II: Subject test in a foreign language is recommended. An essay is required. An audition or a portfolio is recommended for some majors. Students can apply on-line through the university’s Web site or through ExPAN and CollegeView. AP credits are accepted.