Notre Dame

Would a 1420 SAT score be considered safe for Notre Dame or do I need to retake it?

Notre Dame has a sub 20% acceptance rate. It’s a reach school for everyone.

  1. Agree with the above – ND has under an 18% acceptance rate so should be considered a reach for any unhooked applicant.

  2. If you look at the class profile you will see that a 1420 is very close to the 25th percentile for accepted students – so almost 75% of enrolled students will have a higher score https://admissions.nd.edu/apply/admission-statistics/ Your current score will not eliminate you from consideration, but it is on the low end for ND. I would study and retake the exam.