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The class of 2027 comes to campus Friday morning, but another group has already made Notre Dame their home. On Thursday, 195 transfer students arrived in South Bend. The group is a diverse one, consisting of 73 students making their way across the street after one or two years at Holy Cross as a part of the Gateway program, as well as 122 students hailing from other colleges … [Read more...] about Transfer, Gateway students arrive on campus

About 2,060 first-year students will arrive on campus this weekend, beginning their time at Notre Dame with Welcome Weekend festivities. The class of 2027, compiled from a pool of 28,354 applicants, was the most selective and most diverse class in Notre Dame history.  The 2023 admissions rate was 11.9%, down from 12.9% in 2022 and 15% in 2021. Micki Kidder, vice president for … [Read more...] about Notre Dame enrolls most selective and most diverse class in history

Max Petrosky | The Observer The Fighting Irish take the field before the game between Notre Dame and Clemson at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Credit: Max Petrosky/The Observer Another Notre Dame football season is right around the corner. The usual time to settle into campus life before the season begins is brief this year, thanks to a Week 0 trip to Dublin … [Read more...] about Roundtable: Previewing the 2023 Notre Dame football season

Saint Mary’s will welcome one of the largest classes of first-years in recent history with the class of 2027. This year the College will see an 8% increase from last year in the number of students in the first-year class, according to Sarah Gallagher Dvorak, dean of enrollment management and marketing. “I could probably point to a few things that helped to positively impact … [Read more...] about Saint Mary’s welcome the largest class of first-year students in recent history

Campus comes to life again this Friday, Aug. 18. The class of 2027 will settle into their new home under the dome with the beginning of the annual Welcome Weekend. As the suitcases and IKEA bags roll in, the class of 2027 will make their first encounters with residential staff, faculty and one another. Welcome Weekend showcases an array of campus resources — academic, spiritual … [Read more...] about University hosts Welcome Weekend to acclimate first-years to campus