<Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> Leprechaun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nd.edu </Td> </Tr> <P> The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame / ˌnoʊtərˈdeɪm / NOH - tər - DAYM) is a private, non-profit Catholic research university located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, in the United States . The main campus covers 1,250 acres (510 ha) in a suburban setting and it contains a number of recognizable landmarks, such as the Golden Dome, the "Word of Life" mural (commonly known as Touchdown Jesus), the Notre Dame Stadium, and the Basilica . The school was founded on November 26, 1842, by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, who was also its first president . </P> <P> Notre Dame is consistently recognized as one of the top universities in the world, in particular for its undergraduate education . Undergraduate students are organized into six colleges, Arts and Letters, Science, Engineering, Business, Architecture and Global Affairs . The School of Architecture is known for teaching New Classical Architecture and for awarding the globally renowned annual Driehaus Architecture Prize . The university offers over 50 foreign study abroad yearlong programs and over 15 summer programs . Notre Dame's graduate program has more than 50 master, doctoral and professional degree programs offered by the five schools, with the addition of the Notre Dame Law School and a MD - PhD program offered in combination with IU medical School . It maintains a system of libraries, cultural venues, artistic and scientific museums, including the Hesburgh Library and the Snite Museum of Art . The majority of the university's 8,000 undergraduates live on campus in one of 31 residence halls, each with its own traditions, legacies, events, and intramural sports teams . The university counts approximately 134,000 alumni, considered among the strongest alumni networks among U.S. colleges . </P>

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