Overview

You know their names—Galileo, Newton, Einstein, and Hawking. They, and scientists like them, explained gravity. They discovered radio waves, x-rays, radioactivity, electromagnetism, superconductivity, and the structure of the atom. And they invented radar, transistors, computers, lasers, MRI’s, electron microscopes, nuclear power, and the Internet. They are physicists. And at the College of Science, you will learn to think like them; you will know some of what they knew. What might you explain, discover, or invent? Find out.

Undergraduates work with world-class faculty in the University’s excellent campus facilities, as well as in research facilities around the globe, including those in Japan and South America, at the Fermi and Argonne national laboratories in Illinois, and at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Notre Dame is also part of an international consortium that funded and manages the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona. With two 8.4 meter diameter mirrors, the LBT is the world’s most powerful telescope and one of its most advanced. Cutting edge research—research that is truly collaborative, interdisciplinary, and international in scope—is carried out in: astrophysics nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, condensed matter and biophysics, atomic physics.

Physics majors choose between three concentrations:

Advanced Physics
Astrophysics
Computing

Key Facts

The University of Notre Dame is a Catholic academic community of higher learning, animated from its origins by the Congregation of Holy Cross. The University is dedicated to the pursuit and sharing of truth for its own sake. As a Catholic university, one of its distinctive goals is to provide a forum where, through free inquiry and open discussion, the various lines of Catholic thought may intersect with all the forms of knowledge found in the arts, sciences, professions, and every other area of human scholarship and creativity.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

General Physics

Circuitry & Electronics

Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics

Math
Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00

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Language

English

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

South Bend, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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7.5

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General requirements

The Notre Dame Writing Supplement via the Common Application or Coalition Application.
Optional: Results of your ACT or SAT assessment scores - Notre Dame is test-optional for 2022 and 2023 application cycles. S
Official results of the TOEFL, IELTS, DET, or PTE Academic, if applicable
Official high school transcripts or record of academic achievement in secondary school
A letter of evaluation from a high school teacher in a core academic subject area who knows you well
Counselor evaluation (recommended, not required)

A completed Certification of Finances plus financial documentation (see below) verifying the totals on the Certification of Finances submitted via your applicant status portal
A copy of your passport submitted via your applicant status portal
If applying for need-based financial aid, a completed CSS Profile

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

67100 USD / year

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67100 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

67100 USD / year

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Living costs

South Bend

United States

885 - 1432 USD / month

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