This makes me so stressed…
@feartheENGR That’s the overall acceptance rate.
Last year, they admitted 29.8% (1,400/4,700) of EA applicants, for an overall acceptance rate of 21.1%
Approximately 16.3% (2193/13457) of Regular Decision applicants are accepted 
One thing that I think I’ve mentioned on CC before is that a statistic should be used to list acceptance rates of students who are competitive in the applicant pool. There are many students who simply apply to top schools just for the heck of it, or because they like the football program, or because a family member went there, or…
It would be nice to know the acceptance rate of students who are competitive by the schools definitions so that we know our true odds of getting accepted.
(If it makes y’all feel any better, if I could get a LL with my essays being written in 10 minutes (but I think rhey were some really awesome essays; I work best under pressure) and my stats being so low, y’all will /probably/ be fine.)
Sitting in Notre Dame (my church’s name) and researching on end about when Notre Dame decisions will come out lol. I heard from a friend they would be released Friday. Best of luck to everyone!
@pinkinga Does your friend have any credible sources or credibility his/herself?
Does anyone have a source from campus or is this all just based off of past years
@Taylor_16 just base on past years’. I didn’t see anything official.
According to Notre Dame’s website, the 2015 first year applicant pool had 18,157 students from which they accepted 3,593. Therefore, the overall acceptance rate was 19.8%.
Okay, some numbers…last year ND admitted 3593 and 2011 matriculated. That is a yield of 55.9%. According to their site, 34% of the people who matriculated where in the top 1% of the class. 34% of 2011 is 684 students. If the yield is 56% ( most likely lower for the top students because they have more options) then that means that ND admitted 1220 top 1% students (684/55.6). If you take that 1220 and divide by the total number admitted (3593) then the acceptance rate of top 1% students is 34%. If you take 3593 and divide by the total number of applicants 18157 the acceptance is 19.7%. Let me know if my math is wrong.
@Mysonsdad The math looks pretty good to me. I did some digging, and it appears that a 2220 or a 1480 (seems to be the general consensus, can’t find much) places students in the top 1%. That’s actually a bit of a relief for me, considering my 2 part percentile should be higher than my 3 part. And don’t forget guys, 2400 other applicants got in without scores in the top 1%. Scores aren’t everything.
@mysonsdad - Basically, are you saying that if you are #1 in your class and scores more than 2220… you are in?
@yalebound2020 I know that wasn’t directed at me, but the answer is no. I can’t find the article to back up what I’m saying, but I also heard it at an informational session at ND. One of the admissions officers (I think it was Bob Mundy) said that they turned down hundreds or thousands of applicants with scores in the top 1% because they simply didn’t meet the other qualities looks for in candidates. I’ll keep looking for the article though. Obviously, having high scores boosts your chances, but it does not guarantee acceptance.
Same as how having low scores doesn’t guarantee rejection.
@IvyHopeful98 I think there is an article called “Lunch with Don Bishop” on ND website.
@Fiona1997 I’ve read that article before, its on “The Observer”, the student magazine for ND. They have a ton of infographics on archived articles from past admissions rounds, they publish an article on admissions stats twice a year.
@Fiona1997 Yup, that’s the one! I’ll save you all the searching through the article…it states that “about 60 percent of the applicants who ranked in the top 1 percent in the nation based on high school class performance or national testing did not gain admission.”
@IvyHopeful98 - I happen to agree. You can do all the math in the world (just for entertainment purposes) but it is not as simple as 1 + 1! I spoke to Mr. Mundy twice (two years in a row when he goes around the country recruiting / informing) and he made it very clear that stats alone don’t cut it. He emphasized to “put time into your essays!” Quite the contrary to Northwesten, one prompt and done.
So when is visit day for regular admision?