Top 2018 Rankings For University of Notre Dame
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All 2018 Rankings For University of Notre Dame
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 10 of 1389 |
| Great Lakes | 1 of 222 |
| Indiana | 1 of 43 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 491 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 98 of 212 |
| Indiana |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 287 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 55 of 212 |
| Indiana | 11 of 37 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 484 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 84 of 212 |
| Indiana | 15 of 37 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 50 of 2358 |
| Ethnic | 1228 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 274 of 2595 |
| Location | 17 of 2361 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 1 of 172 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 106 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 208 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 145 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 93 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 96 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 180 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 61 of 527 |
| Most Focused | 123 of 527 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 286 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 177 |
| Best Value | 80 of 173 |
| Most Popular | 56 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 247 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 63 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 391 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 823 |
| Best Value | 338 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 205 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 242 |
| Best Value | 91 of 239 |
| Most Popular | 138 of 571 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 367 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 821 |
| Best Value | 278 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 246 of 1372 |
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 79 of 168 |
| Most Focused |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 825 |
| Best Value | 369 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 162 of 2040 |
| Most Focused | 645 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 899 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 600 |
| Best Value | 244 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | 295 of 1312 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 645 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 382 |
| Best Value | 150 of 376 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 643 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 642 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 417 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 155 of 504 |
| Most Focused |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 147 |
| Best Value | 61 of 141 |
| Most Popular | 29 of 348 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 348 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 213 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 402 |
| Best Value | 194 of 394 |
| Most Popular | 132 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 261 of 769 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 454 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 568 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 238 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | 782 of 1603 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 826 |
Computer & Information Sciences (Other)
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Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 347 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 838 |
| Most Focused | 268 of 838 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 452 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 60 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 111 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 137 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 356 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 58 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 53 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 150 |
| Best Value | 46 of 148 |
| Most Popular | 38 of 167 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 167 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 209 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 124 of 260 |
| Most Focused | 129 of 260 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 209 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 162 |
| Best Value | 61 of 157 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 191 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 261 |
| Best Value | 114 of 255 |
| Most Popular | 160 of 343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 274 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 40 of 81 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 81 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 57 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 269 |
| Best Value | 105 of 263 |
| Most Popular | 95 of 326 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 326 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 264 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 612 |
| Best Value | 287 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 189 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 592 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 625 |
| Best Value | 238 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 161 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 451 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 358 |
| Best Value | 93 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 938 |
| Most Focused | 51 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 656 |
Celtic Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 1 of 2 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 39 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 106 of 225 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 12 of 125 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 125 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 69 of 291 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 209 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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| Most Popular | 9 of 52 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 52 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 372 |
| Best Value | 100 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 12 of 816 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 581 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 594 of 1704 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 691 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs
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| Most Popular | 5 of 148 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 148 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 569 |
| Best Value | 180 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 358 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 595 |
| Best Value | 190 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 358 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 830 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 340 |
| Best Value | 139 of 328 |
| Most Popular | 457 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 352 |
| Best Value | 140 of 339 |
| Most Popular | 457 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 468 |
| Best Value | 169 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 1232 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 471 |
| Best Value | 152 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 138 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 484 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 772 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
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Statistics (Other)
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| Most Popular | 1 of 17 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 17 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 112 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 294 of 1017 |
Biological & Physical Science
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| Most Popular | 11 of 106 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 106 |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 49 of 259 |
| Most Focused | 94 of 259 |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 1 of 21 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 21 |
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
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| Most Popular | 5 of 49 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 271 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 324 of 689 |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 246 |
| Best Value | 112 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 131 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 439 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 245 |
| Best Value | 52 of 240 |
| Most Popular | 77 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 249 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 544 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 473 |
| Best Value | 200 of 463 |
| Most Popular | 267 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 411 |
| Best Value | 153 of 403 |
| Most Popular | 310 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 253 |
| Best Value | 75 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 66 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 229 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 825 |
| Best Value | 313 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 234 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 833 |
| Best Value | 293 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 212 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 842 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 97 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 193 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 272 |
| Best Value | 124 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 422 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 442 |
| Best Value | 150 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 131 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 542 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 595 |
| Best Value | 177 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 1080 |
| Most Focused | 95 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 524 |
| Best Value | 241 of 517 |
| Most Popular | 163 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 429 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 695 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 16 |
| Best Value | 8 of 16 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 420 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 95 |
Theological & Ministerial Studies
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 20 |
| Best Value | 9 of 20 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 244 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 63 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 628 |
| Best Value | 304 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 271 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 853 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 219 |
| Best Value | 92 of 214 |
| Most Popular | 198 of 653 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 268 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 306 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 38 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 543 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 507 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 509 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 504 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 23 of 270 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 17 of 323 |
| Men's Fencing | 1 of 8 |
| Men's Football (FBS) | 23 of 124 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D1) | 4 of 54 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D1) | 7 of 64 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 8 of 187 |
| Men's Swimming (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 3 of 323 |
| Women's Fencing | 1 of 9 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 16 of 100 |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D1) | 11 of 24 |
| Women's Rowing (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 13 of 305 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 17 of 272 |
| Women's Swimming (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 21 of 306 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 30 of 1422 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 95 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 181 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 178 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 830 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 243 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 833 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 861 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 625 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 394 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 153 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 414 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 587 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 361 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 316 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 152 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 213 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 164 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 267 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 276 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 68 of 617 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 631 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 358 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 373 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 578 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 602 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 349 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 361 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 473 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 476 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 248 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 246 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 477 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 41 of 413 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 254 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 842 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 843 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 681 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 273 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 442 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 602 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 36 of 528 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 17 |
Theological & Ministerial Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 21 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 648 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 235 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 96 of 309 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 119 of 521 |
University of Notre Dame has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 47 of 1175 |
| Bangladesh | 82 of 258 |
| Brazil | 32 of 419 |
| Canada | 37 of 612 |
| China | 74 of 798 |
| Colombia | 36 of 259 |
| Ecuador | 17 of 116 |
| France | 35 of 275 |
| Germany | 66 of 324 |
| Hong Kong | 47 of 182 |
| India | 81 of 618 |
| Indonesia | 46 of 194 |
| Iran | 58 of 253 |
| Italy | 37 of 182 |
| Japan | 84 of 414 |
| Kenya | 24 of 166 |
| Malaysia | 65 of 209 |
| Mexico | 33 of 278 |
| Nepal | 41 of 343 |
| Nigeria | 42 of 417 |
| Pakistan | 75 of 243 |
| Peru | 39 of 117 |
| Philippines | 39 of 118 |
| Russia | 55 of 224 |
| Singapore | |
| South Korea | 63 of 567 |
| Spain | 51 of 265 |
| Sri Lanka | 50 of 154 |
| Taiwan | 95 of 341 |
| Turkey | 80 of 264 |
| Ukraine | 21 of 83 |
| United Kingdom | 41 of 467 |
| Venezuela | 56 of 221 |
| Vietnam | 72 of 450 |
International Value
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