Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame Law School
MottoVita, Dulcedo, Spes
(Latin for Our Life, our Sweetness, our Hope)
Parent schoolUniversity of Notre Dame
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross)
Established1869 (1869)
School typePrivate law school
Parent endowment$18.9 billion
DeanG. Marcus Cole
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana, U.S.
41°41′55.27″N 86°14′16.45″W / 41.6986861°N 86.2379028°W / 41.6986861; -86.2379028
Enrollment529 (2022)
Faculty135 (2022)
USNWR ranking20th (tied) (2025)
Bar pass rate90.16% (2019)
Websitelaw.nd.edu
ABA profileStandard 509 Report

Notre Dame Law School is the law school of the University of Notre Dame. Established in 1869, it is the oldest continuously operating Catholic law school in the United States.

The school enrolls about 600 students and in addition to the J.D. degree it also offers dual JD–MBA and several a dual J.D. and Masters combined degrees (including JD/MS, JD/MA, JD/M.Eng.). It also offers the only American Bar Association–approved, year-long, study-abroad program, which is based in London.