Community
A home under the Dome
Belonging, built in.
At Notre Dame, community is not something you find. It is something that finds you. In your residence hall, in the dining hall, at Mass, or in chats over coffee, you will be surrounded by people who see you, support you, and celebrate you. Because community at Notre Dame isn’t just part of the experience, it is the experience.
Caring for the whole person
We support mental, physical, and spiritual well-being through campus-wide resources and a holistic approach to student life.
- 4 distinct and coordinated Student Health and Wellness offices foster campus well-being
- 96% of Notre Dame graduate students would recommend the University to someone considering applying
- #1 Forbes ranks Notre Dame as America's best large employer in 2025
Explore your passions and talents
Find your niche. Or start something new.
With more than 500 student clubs and organizations—from service and social justice to performance and entrepreneurship—there are endless ways to get involved and grow outside the classroom.
- Students sketch in notebooks while seated on folding stools in an art museum, observing a framed painting depicting an abstract figure.
- Students in costumes and life jackets paddle inflatable rafts on the lake. One student, wearing a pirate hat and blue shirt, laughs while riding an inflatable unicorn. Another student paddles with a wooden oar marked with a green "F".
- Two women wearing Notre Dame apparel and gardening gloves tend to a young tree in a grassy area. One woman, crouching, wears a white shirt; the other, seated, wears a navy blue Notre Dame shirt and laughs.
- Students laugh and throw colorful powder during Holi celebrations. A young man with reddish hair and a white t-shirt covered in pink, purple, and orange powder smiles, surrounded by other students also covered in vibrant Holi colors.
- Notre Dame rugby players form a scrum on a green field.
- Dancers in red and black patterned outfits and a drummer in purple move energetically onstage against a red backdrop.
- A referee raises a female boxer's arm in victory, while another female boxer stands to the right. An announcer with a microphone is on the left, all inside a boxing ring. A crowd watches from outside the ring.
- The Notre Dame Glee Club, dressed in black tuxedos with white vests, performs on risers in a concert hall with a red backdrop and warm, overhead lighting. A conductor in a black tuxedo faces the choir.
Expand your worldview
Belonging is everything. And here, everyone belongs.
Friends come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries, bringing a wide range of viewpoints, perspectives, and backgrounds that expand your sense of who you are and what is possible.
At Notre Dame, tradition doesn’t mean standing still
It means standing together.
Instead of Greek life, Notre Dame students live and socialize across 32 residence halls rich in tradition. From Milkshake Mass to signature service events, you will experience something truly unique: lifelong friendships and beloved traditions that unite generations of Notre Dame students.
- Four students sit together and smile on the Notre Dame Stadium field with other students in the background.
- The University of Notre Dame Band marches in formation. Students wear navy and gold uniforms with orange plumes, while the drumline wears white and red with tartan sashes and tall black hats. A student plays a whistle at the front of the formation.
- A large crowd of Notre Dame students, wearing green, make the "Here Come the Irish" hand gesture in the stadium stands.
- Three lit candles in glass holders on a metal stand, with warm, circular bokeh in the background.
- Gold sign with blue letters reading "Play Like A Champion Today".
- Notre Dame Band trumpet players in blue and gold uniforms, seen from behind, play towards the congregation gathered in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
- Three students wearing life vests paddle a cardboard boat across a pond. A redhead smiles while raising a yellow paddle high. Blooming pink trees are visible in the background.
- Students play basketball on an outdoor court near a brick building on the University of Notre Dame campus. One player in a light blue jersey jumps to shoot, while others in blue and gray watch and wait their turn.
- A dark blue bicycle hangs from the crotch of a tree with golden fall foliage in the background.
- Four Notre Dame students smile and hold white cups in a crowded hallway. A "Sleep for Success" poster hangs on the doorway behind them.
- Smiling Notre Dame students wearing green hats and navy apparel pose for a photo in the stands at a sporting event.
- Graduates in black gowns and mortarboards hug each other, arms around shoulders, seen from the back. One graduate holds a University of Notre Dame diploma.
- Notre Dame Bagpipers in kilts perform on the field at Notre Dame Stadium. The scoreboard shows a final score of Notre Dame 35, Virginia 14. The crowd cheers, wearing green and gold. Bright stadium lights illuminate the scene.
- A student group is dressed in white and red stripped shirts with red and white hats amongst student fans in the crowd.
- Graduates in black gowns with blue accents toss their graduation caps into the air in front of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame.
Inspiration is everywhere
From music and architecture to theater and fine art, creativity flourishes here. Anchored by our new Arts Gateway and elevated by a campus-wide initiative, the arts at Notre Dame are essential to how we form minds, deepen faith, and engage the world.
A city we’re proud to call home
Campus and community, growing together.
Just beyond campus, South Bend offers great food, culture, easy access to Lake Michigan and Indiana Dunes National Park, and South Bend Cubs baseball, a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Through tech startups, arts venues, and neighborhood revitalization, the city is writing its next chapter and Notre Dame is proud to be part of the story.
Forever Irish
At Notre Dame, community does not end with graduation. It begins here and continues for a lifetime. That is why our alumni network is one of the strongest in the world. Wherever life takes you, the Notre Dame family goes with you.
