Top 2020 Rankings For University of Notre Dame
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All 2020 Rankings For University of Notre Dame
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 13 of 1733 |
| Great Lakes | 3 of 268 |
| Indiana | 1 of 44 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 583 of 1483 |
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| Indiana |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 245 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | 51 of 227 |
| Indiana | 10 of 37 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 599 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | 98 of 227 |
| Indiana |
Diversity
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| Overall | 62 of 2175 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 291 of 2417 |
| Location | 18 of 2195 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 1 of 182 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 109 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 95 of 205 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 142 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 91 |
| Best Value | 35 of 89 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 91 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 173 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 62 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 170 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 49 of 359 |
| Most Focused | 104 of 359 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 121 of 384 |
| Most Focused | 178 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 824 |
| Best Value | 344 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 163 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 596 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 237 |
| Best Value | 78 of 233 |
| Most Popular | 133 of 574 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 820 |
| Best Value | 287 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 270 of 1379 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 30 of 184 |
| Most Focused | 68 of 184 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 848 |
| Best Value | 389 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 1932 |
| Most Focused | 579 of 1931 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 899 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 625 |
| Best Value | 248 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 80 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | 237 of 1282 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 645 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 389 |
| Best Value | 161 of 378 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 661 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 662 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 417 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 140 of 482 |
| Most Focused |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 145 |
| Best Value | 68 of 140 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 345 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 345 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 200 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 415 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 138 of 763 |
| Most Focused | 266 of 763 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 448 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 92 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 258 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | 748 of 1512 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 824 |
Computer & Information Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 356 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 95 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 251 of 829 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 451 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 708 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 507 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 115 of 595 |
| Most Focused | 140 of 595 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 354 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 56 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 53 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 151 |
| Best Value | 49 of 150 |
| Most Popular | 31 of 167 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 167 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 207 |
| Best Value | 101 of 203 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 263 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 263 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 208 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 165 |
| Best Value | 52 of 161 |
| Most Popular | 132 of 282 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 187 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 269 |
| Best Value | 128 of 264 |
| Most Popular | 169 of 350 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 274 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 38 of 86 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 86 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 56 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 272 |
| Best Value | 115 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 126 of 337 |
| Most Focused | 131 of 337 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 263 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 601 |
| Best Value | 275 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 194 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 616 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 870 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 621 |
| Best Value | 243 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 162 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 453 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 798 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 341 |
| Best Value | 94 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 653 |
Celtic Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | 1 of 2 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 2 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 13 of 231 |
| Most Focused | 88 of 231 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 17 of 129 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 129 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 28 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 78 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 196 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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| Most Popular | 6 of 51 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 51 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 352 |
| Best Value | 112 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 571 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 35 of 106 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 106 |
Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 705 of 1665 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 685 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs
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| Most Popular | 10 of 157 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 157 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 546 |
| Best Value | 182 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 128 of 1248 |
| Most Focused | 429 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 580 |
| Best Value | 193 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 128 of 1248 |
| Most Focused | 429 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 823 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 341 |
| Best Value | 152 of 329 |
| Most Popular | 459 of 1158 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 455 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 351 |
| Best Value | 150 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 459 of 1158 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 504 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 471 |
| Best Value | 172 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 1224 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 475 |
| Best Value | 135 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 93 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 237 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 771 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
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Statistics (Other)
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| Most Popular | 1 of 19 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 19 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 121 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 301 of 1030 |
Biological & Physical Science
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| Most Popular | 11 of 103 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 103 |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 70 of 266 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 266 |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 1 of 25 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 25 |
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
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| Most Popular | 7 of 54 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 54 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 256 of 750 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 208 of 695 |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 242 |
| Best Value | 83 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 102 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 375 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 604 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 229 |
| Best Value | 50 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 66 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 198 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 525 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 333 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 499 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 263 |
| Best Value | 90 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 236 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 836 |
| Best Value | 324 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 313 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 897 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 838 |
| Best Value | 306 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 291 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 670 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 109 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 215 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 86 of 427 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 418 |
| Best Value | 139 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 72 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 133 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 591 |
| Best Value | 174 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 53 of 1082 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 533 |
| Best Value | 237 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 255 of 962 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 687 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 20 |
| Best Value | 9 of 20 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 420 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 97 |
Theological & Ministerial Studies
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 22 |
| Best Value | 11 of 22 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 242 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 62 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 640 |
| Best Value | 307 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 201 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | 569 of 1482 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 849 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 216 |
| Best Value | 96 of 209 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 617 |
| Most Focused | 299 of 617 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 266 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 314 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 32 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 93 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 103 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 509 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 178 of 371 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 374 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 27 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 18 of 325 |
| Men's Football (FBS) | 32 of 124 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D1) | 4 of 54 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D1) | 7 of 64 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 10 of 189 |
| Men's Swimming (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 3 of 326 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 17 of 101 |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D1) | |
| Women's Rowing (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 14 of 307 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 24 of 274 |
| Women's Swimming (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 23 of 308 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 83 of 1751 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 109 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 91 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 173 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 170 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 237 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 852 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 625 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 390 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 146 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 416 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 141 of 603 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 357 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 309 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 151 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 207 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 165 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 269 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 272 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 601 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 620 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 352 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 547 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 578 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 344 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 354 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 476 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 241 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 229 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 479 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 263 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 833 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 838 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 669 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 66 of 260 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 36 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 588 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 533 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 19 |
Theological & Ministerial Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 21 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 117 of 640 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 216 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 100 of 314 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 513 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
University of Notre Dame has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 54 of 1241 |
| Bangladesh | 76 of 290 |
| Brazil | 27 of 488 |
| Canada | 43 of 690 |
| China | 77 of 847 |
| Colombia | 29 of 301 |
| Ecuador | 15 of 153 |
| Egypt | 71 of 187 |
| France | 50 of 321 |
| Germany | 56 of 407 |
| Ghana | 41 of 230 |
| Hong Kong | 98 of 204 |
| India | 82 of 664 |
| Indonesia | 50 of 221 |
| Iran | 56 of 268 |
| Italy | 33 of 226 |
| Japan | 67 of 448 |
| Kenya | 32 of 214 |
| Malaysia | 113 of 246 |
| Mexico | 31 of 337 |
| Nepal | 54 of 372 |
| Nigeria | 46 of 475 |
| Pakistan | 53 of 316 |
| Peru | 50 of 142 |
| Philippines | 27 of 141 |
| Russia | 54 of 248 |
| Saudi Arabia | 172 of 555 |
| Singapore | 58 of 154 |
| South Korea | 67 of 595 |
| Spain | 45 of 361 |
| Sri Lanka | 56 of 176 |
| Sweden | 31 of 178 |
| Taiwan | 104 of 371 |
| Turkey | 83 of 281 |
| Ukraine | 24 of 117 |
| United Kingdom | 36 of 560 |
| Venezuela | 35 of 248 |
| Vietnam | 68 of 511 |
International Value
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