University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; /ˌnoʊtərˈdeɪm/ ⓘ NOH-tər-DAYM; ND) is a <a href="/facts/Private_university/KHHzGNID">private</a> Catholic <a href="/facts/Research_university/Joe4e6SF">research university</a> in <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame%2c_Indiana/q83HJ2K0">Notre Dame, Indiana</a>, United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the <a href="/facts/Congregation_of_Holy_Cross/I34wsemG">Congregation of Holy Cross</a>, a Catholic religious order of priests and brothers, <a href="/facts/Campus_of_the_University_of_Notre_Dame/SfqQSFSM">the main campus</a> of 1,261 acres (510 <a href="/facts/Hectare/DPz2HDGr">ha</a>) has a suburban setting and contains landmarks such as the <a href="/facts/Main_Building_(University_of_Notre_Dame)/a8bHTfI6">Golden Dome</a> main building, <a href="/facts/Basilica_of_the_Sacred_Heart_(Notre_Dame)/GTqq9pEt">Sacred Heart Basilica</a>, the <a href="/facts/Grotto_of_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes%2c_Notre_Dame/HoFbHhul">Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes</a>, the <a href="/facts/Word_of_Life_(mural)/DzMq77qb">Word of Life</a> mosaic mural, and <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_Stadium/1YgXcc9f">Notre Dame Stadium</a>.
Notre Dame is <a href="/facts/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education/xyYmXgJ6">classified</a> among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university is organized into seven schools and colleges: <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_College_of_Arts_and_Letters/W6XY4P8o">College of Arts and Letters</a>, <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_College_of_Science/KCICMjPp">College of Science</a>, <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_Law_School/oFsloIow">Notre Dame Law School</a>, <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_School_of_Architecture/PMXBEw63">School of Architecture</a>, <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_College_of_Engineering/KbCmNcyP">College of Engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Mendoza_College_of_Business/CgIXGE0J">Mendoza College of Business</a>, and Keough School of Global Affairs. Notre Dame's graduate program includes more than 50 master, doctoral and professional degrees offered by the seven schools.
The university's athletic teams are members of the <a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_I/fJv6wUW1">NCAA Division I</a> and are known collectively as the <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish/gmBXM5At">Fighting Irish</a>. Notre Dame is noted for its <a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football/FoF1tDdz">football team</a>, which contributed to its rise to prominence on the national stage in the early 20th century. Notre Dame teams in other sports, chiefly in the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Coast_Conference/I2rTzAcD">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>, have won 17 national championships.
Major improvements to the university occurred during <a href="/facts/Theodore_Hesburgh/Ezj94uup">Theodore Hesburgh</a>'s administration between 1952 and 1987. Hesburgh's administration increased the university's resources, academic programs, and its reputation. At the end of the <a href="/facts/Fiscal_year/qcR3PIXe">fiscal year</a> 2022, Notre Dame's <a href="/facts/Financial_endowment/RHm7Hqsy">endowment</a> was valued at $20.3 billion. Its network of alumni consists of 151,000 members.

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