Over 70% of Notre Dame biology graduates go onto post-graduate education; 14% go on to volunteer work; and 16% pursue careers or military service. Of those students who apply to medical school, 90% are accepted within three years of graduation.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has a strong undergraduate program as well as a strong graduate education and research program. The Chemistry Department provides excellent opportunities for undergraduate research to complement their rigourous course work. The department consistently ranks within the top 20 federally-funded research programs in the United States.

About half of the mathematics majors go on to postgraduate study while many others pursue careers in the financial sector, in particular, as actuaries.

A recent survey of undergraduates who completed their degrees in physics revealed that 17% had accepted academic or research faculty positions; 19% were employed by industry in physics; 5% by industry in computing; and 49% held post-doctoral positions.

The college’s Preprofessional Program ranks 11th in the nation in the number of students matriculating at medical schools each year.  Notre Dame’s reputation for producing high-quality applicants is so widespread that the overall acceptance rate has annually hovered around 80%, compared with the national rate of near 50%.