Graduate Programs

Statistics

 
Number of Graduate Students in Chemistry and Biochemistry Programs 143 students
Average Size of 1st Year Class 30 students
GPA of Admitted Students * 3.4-3.8
GRE Verbal Score of Admitted Students * 520-680
GRE Quantitative Score of Admitted Students * 650-750
GRE Analytical Score of Admitted Students * 4.5-5.5
Average Time-to-Degree 5.3 years
Percentage of women in the program 33%
Percentage of US Citizens in program 54%

Placement After Graduation:

 

Faculty

Postdoc

Industry & Government (PhD-level)

15%

24%

58%

Number of Teaching & Research Faculty 34

* The range of test scores and grades are for the middle two quartiles of admitted students.

Please also note that the Graduate School at Notre Dame requires that all applicants have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0 or above to be admitted. In addition, all non-native English speakers are required to have a minimum TOEFL score of 250 on the computer-based test. If it is available in your country and you are taking the TOEFL IBT, then the minimum score is a total of 80 points, with a minimum of 23 on the Speaking section.