University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

View from above of the University of Notre Dame's main building
Motto	Vita, Dulcedo, Spes
Type	Private, Coeducational
Established	1842
Endowment	US$18.4 billion [1]
President	Rev. John I. Jenkins
Students	11,733[2]
Undergraduates	8,371
Postgraduates	3,362
Location	Notre Dame , Indiana , United States
Campus	Suburban
Nickname	Fighting Irish
Website	www.nd.edu

The University of Notre Dame (or simply Notre Dame) is a private Catholic university near South Bend, Indiana. It was founded in 1842 by Father Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Sorin was also the school's first president. In the beginning, it was an all-male school. In 1972 females were admitted. The university has five colleges and one professional school. Notre Dame offers master's degrees and doctoral degrees.^[4][5] The university's undergraduates live on campus in single-gendered residence halls. Alumni are located around the world.^[6] The school's athletic teams are known as the Fighting Irish.

1. ↑ Steiner, Aaron (2009-10-02). "Endowment falls record 20 percent 2009". The Observer. South Bend, Indiana. Archived from the original on 2009-12-05. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
2. ↑ "Students // Profile // About ND // University of Notre Dame". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
3. ↑ "About Notre Dame: Profile: Faculty". University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
4. ↑ "Carnegie Classifications: University of Notre Dame". The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
5. ↑ "The Graduate School: Quick facts" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
6. ↑ "ND Alumni Association - Notre Dame Alumni Association". Archived from the original on 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2010-02-01.