First Year Students

Financial Aid for Prospective First-Year Students

Applicants interested in applying for Notre Dame need-based financial aid must complete these steps. With the exception of Questbridge applicants, financial aid applications submitted after the priority date will still receive full consideration; however, this may delay your Financial Aid Offer.

Questbridge

Deadline: November 1

  • 2024-25 CSS Profile (for the custodial parent and, if applicable, the noncustodial parent) - School Code: 1841 (Available October 2023)

Documents requested by the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC)

Commonly requested documents include:

    • 2022 handwritten signed federal income tax return (with all schedules, W-2s, and 1099s)
    • 2022 handwritten signed federal business tax return(s) (if applicable)
      • Partnership with K1(s)
      • S-Corporation with K1(s)
      • Corporation
    • Verification Worksheet

Deadline: January 15

Restrictive Early Action

Priority Date: December 15

  • 2024-25 CSS Profile (custodial parent and, if applicable, noncustodial parent) - School Code: 1841 (Available October 2023)

Documents requested by the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC)

Commonly requested documents include:

  • 2022 handwritten signed federal income tax return (with all schedules, W-2s, and 1099s)

  • 2022 handwritten signed federal business tax return(s) (if applicable)

    • Partnership with K1(s)

    • S-Corporation with K1(s)

    • Corporation

  • Verification Worksheet

Priority Date: January 15

Regular Decision

Priority Date: February 15

Documents requested by the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC)

Commonly requested documents include:

  • 2022 handwritten signed federal income tax return (with all schedules, W-2s, and 1099s)
  • 2022 handwritten signed federal business tax return(s) (if applicable)
    • Partnership with K1(s)
    • S-Corporation with K1(s)
    • Corporation
  • Verification Worksheet